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"Respect" the delivery date

"Respect" the delivery date

"Respect" the delivery date

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Seen on a order sent to us for some parts-
"Please respect the delivery date"

Never seen "respect" used in this context before.

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

Slightly unusual choice of words but perhaps sounds nicer than, "don't be late" smile.

Out of interest what wording are you used to?

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

I've seen it used in a "comply with" sense in the UK - often in the context of "respecting the speed limit".

A.

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

This is a common usage of the word by those who are non-native to the English language.  

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RE: "Respect" the delivery date

Couldn't it also be interpreted as "We won't accept early deliveries"?

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

I'd take it as meaning comply with, same as zeusfaber, and it does get used in that way, in UK at least.

I'd argue that most in the UK are native speakerssmile

On face value it could therefore mean no early or late delieveries, just on time, it doesn't emphasize one more than the other.  However, in most cases people are more concerned about early than late, though sometimes it needs to be on time.

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

I would think it means "don't be late" more so than "don't be early."

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RE: "Respect" the delivery date

Or you could argue that if you don't 'respect' the delivery date the customer may take this as a 'diss' and may well pop a cap in yo' @$$.

Yes indeed. Word.

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

In India it is always mentioned "Timely delivery is the essence of this order".

Perhaps the customer has very gently reminded to deiver on time without any slips.( A past experience may be at the back of his mind while incorporating the phrase)

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RE: "Respect" the delivery date

It is very polite and I understood it.

It is more of a request than a demand, which usually also means people would try a bit harder - at least for me.

I like it!

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RE: "Respect" the delivery date

Looks to me like your order came from a German or Frnech Company. It is a common interpretation of the verb 'to respect' by non-native English speakers. It is a direct translation of the accepted term meaning 'please make sure you deliver on time'

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

The delivery stated period is determinative in our order.

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

Madmango, I meant to say "more concerned about late than early", got mixed up between the thought leaving my brain and my fingers finding the keys on the keyboardsmile

Funnily enough though in my current business the customers seem as, if not more concerned, about early delivery.  I think this to do with billing though.

We supply measurement tools to the semiconductor industry and they run from the hundreds of thousand to well over a million.  Getting them early, and hence getting the bill earlier than planned, isn't popular!

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

Kenat,
one company I worked for certainly upset their clients by an uncharacteristic early delivery; as just one item in a project, early delivery meant (a) paying for it well before the scheduled date and (b) finding storage for it.
Curiously, manufacturers seem to adopt, as a KPI, the actual delivery compared to the acknowledged delivery date.
This is a nonsense since the acknowledged delivery date is the date agreed by manufacturing after they have received the order.
It makes happier reading in the boardroom that comparing acknowledged or actual delivery dates against the date shown in the quotation but a better measure would be to compare the clients requested delivery date against the achieved delivery date.
As you suggest, an early delvery is not always welcomed.

JMW
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RE: "Respect" the delivery date

Many companies 'respect' the delivery date by just quietly letting it slip past....

Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

RE: "Respect" the delivery date

How about a change to "Respect" the payment date.  They seem to be getting further and further away for some companies.

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