despatching

[US]/dɪ'spætʃ/
[UK]/dɪˈspætʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. dispatch
v. dispatch

Phrases & Collocations

urgent despatch

despatch process

Example Sentences

despatch a parcel by post

the tape is ready to despatch to you on return of the documents.

a despatch rider burning up the highways.

This letter was despatched on the 10th of March; on the 13th he applied for the Chiltern Hundreds.

Characters are introduced, pomped and circumstanced, and then almost glibly despatched;

The despatch of the urgent package was delayed due to bad weather.

The despatch of troops to the border increased tensions between the two countries.

The despatch of the new product was met with great excitement from customers.

The despatch of the invitations for the event was carefully planned to ensure timely delivery.

The despatch of the rescue team was crucial in saving the stranded hikers.

The despatch of the ambassador to the foreign country was a diplomatic gesture.

The despatch of the report to the higher authorities was necessary for further action.

The despatch of the news about the merger caused a stir in the business community.

The despatch of the documents to the legal team was the next step in the process.

The despatch of the medical supplies to the disaster-stricken area was a humanitarian effort.

Real-world Examples

Zheng went on to despatch Hungarian Agnes Szavay in round four and now Vaidisova.

Source: BBC Listening March 2016 Compilation

The Canadian Government would be no loser, nor would its despatches travel the slower.

Source: The Call of the Wild

Clym had by this time lit a small fire, and despatched Susan Nunsuch for a frying pan.

Source: Returning Home

We must make our departure with all despatch.

Source: Murder at the golf course

The despatch came from court about the time we expected.

Source: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)

Let us despatch him out of the way said Mr. Hate-light.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Five)

I'd no sooner got back than I was despatched to a tenant farmers' convention in Whitby.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 4

He rang, and despatched an invitation to Mrs. Fairfax, who soon arrived, knitting-basket in hand.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

He found him parading his importance in the middle of a lot of despatch boxes.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Two)

He despatched the note on Easter Eve, and there seemed a finality in their decisions.

Source: The Unnamed Jude (Middle)

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