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Shipping speed

Shipping speed is the quickness with which an order is sent and delivered from the seller to the customer.

In plain English

It describes how fast an order moves from the seller to the customer. It includes both the seller sending it and it reaching the customer.

In context

Here, it labels a rating category for how quickly the seller sent the order toward the customer.

Situation
Using marketplace listings, seller messages, ratings, reviews, and buyer protection
What it communicates
labels a rating category for how quickly the seller sent the order

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say why the order moved at that pace or whether the overall transaction was satisfactory.

Examples

“The shipping speed was slow; the seller sent the order on Monday, and it did not reach the customer until Friday.”

Core meaning

“Her review rated shipping speed lower than the condition of the item.”

In context