In plain English
This means the seller has already sent the order out. It is no longer only at the seller or warehouse and is now headed to the customer or delivery address.
In context
Here, it reports that the order has left the retailer and has been sent toward the delivery address.
- Situation
- Following order preparation, fulfillment, dispatch, delivery, and collection
- What it communicates
- reports that the order has left the retailer for delivery.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not say whether the order has already been delivered.
Examples
“The replacement charger was already shipped yesterday, but it has not arrived yet.”
“By Tuesday morning, the winter coat had been shipped to the new address.”