Post and deliveries · Home and routines
missed delivery
failed delivery
A delivery that could not be completed because nobody was available.
This vs that
The courier left a missed-delivery card.
The courier left a parcel.
Hear it in real life
Why wasn't the parcel left outside?
There was a missed delivery because nobody was in.
I got a missed-delivery card, so I'll collect the parcel tomorrow.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Delivery companies and customers use this compact phrase for a failed drop-off.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I had a missed delivering yesterday.
Say: I had a missed delivery yesterday.
Use the noun 'delivery' in this collocation.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
a missed delivery; have/get a missed-delivery card
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about post and deliveries.
miss a delivery
I missed a delivery while I was at work.
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Your turn: say it out loud
It was a missed delivery.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
missed delivery
failed delivery
“I got a missed-delivery card, so I'll collect the parcel tomorrow.”
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