Operations & Logistics Professionals · situation guide
Distinguish provisional dates, confirmed arrangements, and requests still awaiting a response.
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A requested delivery change is different from a carrier's confirmation of that change.
Vocabulary for this situation
Label a working arrangement
Something is already granted, agreed, produced, or in effect right now, but it still needs one more specific, defined step before it becomes final.
“Friday is provisional while we wait for terminal confirmation.”
Usage note: Provisional does not mean canceled or guaranteed.
Practice “provisional” →Specify a range of time
A stated range of time in which delivery is expected or accepted.
“The confirmed delivery window is between two and four.”
Usage note: A delivery window is a range, not an exact arrival time.
Practice “delivery window” →Check an unconfirmed detail
Verify most often means find out whether something is correct or true by checking it against evidence: a claim, a figure, an identity, a signature, an image. It can also mean show or state that something is true, as a witness or an authority does (his account was verified by two witnesses). Unverified means the check has not yet been done, not that the thing is false.
“We'll verify the destination with the carrier before confirming the change.”
Usage note: Submitting the request does not verify acceptance.
Practice “verify” →Communication sequence
Friday is provisional while we wait for terminal confirmation.
The confirmed delivery window is between two and four.
We'll verify the destination with the carrier before confirming the change.
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