{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Delivery delay","description":"A delivery delay occurs when goods reach the consignee after the contractually agreed or otherwise confirmed delivery date. The downstream effects can be substantial: production hold-ups at manufacturing customers, out-of-stock situations in retail, or equipment downtime in industrial operations. Root causes range from transport failures and supplier-side production disruptions to customs clearance holds, adverse weather, and capacity bottlenecks. Freight contracts and standard trading condition","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/delivery-delay-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T18:22:28.990062","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay_(transport)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/delivery-delay-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Delivery delay · A delivery delay occurs when goods reach the consignee after the contractually agreed or otherwise confirmed delivery date. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay_(transport)"}