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In transit

In transit is the status of a parcel that is being transported to its destination and has not yet been delivered.

In plain English

It means the parcel is on its way to the place it is meant to reach. The carrier is still moving it, so it has not arrived with the recipient yet.

In context

Here, it reports that the shipment is currently moving through the carrier network on the way to final delivery.

Situation
Tracking parcels through acceptance, transit, sorting, delivery, and proof of receipt
What it communicates
marks the shipment as moving through the carrier network before final delivery

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not say exactly where the parcel is or when it will arrive.

Examples

“The parcel is still in transit, so it has not been delivered to the customer yet.”

Core meaning

“As the shipment moved through the carrier network overnight, it remained in transit on the way to final delivery.”

In context

  • undelivered Broader Term

    A parcel that is in transit is one kind of undelivered parcel.

  • delivered Contrast

    This status differs from a delivered parcel because transport is still in progress.