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Transit time

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

nounCore term

In logistics & supply chain, transit time means: The time goods spend travelling from the point of departure to the destination, not counting time for production, loading or customs.

In Turkish: transit süresi, taşıma süresi, yolda geçen süre

How it is used

Carriers and forwarders publish transit times for each route and service, and shippers compare them with the price. People say transit time is 'about 30 days port to port', or that a faster service cuts transit time.

Example sentences

  1. The transit time by sea is 35 days, while air freight would take only three.

  2. The new direct service cuts transit time to Rotterdam by almost a week.

Common collocations

  • door-to-door transit time
  • port-to-port transit time
  • reduce transit time
  • transit time of 30 days
  • lead timeThe time between placing an order or starting a process and receiving the finished result, for example from sending a purchase order to the goods arriving.
  • ETAShort for estimated time of arrival: the date and time when a ship, plane, truck or shipment is expected to arrive.
  • in transitTravelling between the place of departure and the destination; goods in transit have left the sender but have not yet been delivered.
  • bookingA reservation of space for a shipment on a specific vessel, flight or truck, made directly with a carrier or through a forwarder.
  • ocean freightThe transport of goods by ship, mostly in containers; the cheapest way to move large volumes over long international distances.

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