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curbside pickupA service where customers can collect pre-ordered items from a store or restaurant without leaving their vehicle

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A service where customers can collect pre-ordered items from a store or restaurant without leaving their vehicle

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɜːrbsaɪd ˈpɪkʌp/

Example Sentences

  • I'm too lazy to get out of my car, so I'll use curbside pickup for my coffee.
  • The grocery store's curbside pickup saved me so much time during busy weekdays.
  • My mom loves curbside pickup because she can stay in her pajamas while grocery shopping.

curbside pickup

NOUN

[/ˈkɜːrbsaɪd ˈpɪkʌp/]

A service where customers can collect pre-ordered items from a store or restaurant without leaving their vehicle

a smiling customer sits in their car with the window rolled down reaching toward a restaurant worker. The employee walks out from the restaurant carrying a bag of food and drinks on a tray. The worker approaches the car and hands the order directly through the open car window. The customer receives the items while remaining seated in the driver's seat. Other cars wait in similar designated spots while restaurant staff move between the building and vehicles.  customers collecting pre-ordered items from a restaurant without leaving their vehicle
💡 Concept

a smiling customer sits in their car with the window rolled down reaching toward a restaurant worker. The employee walks out from the restaurant carrying a bag of food and drinks on a tray. The worker approaches the car and hands the order directly through the open car window. The customer receives the items while remaining seated in the driver's seat. Other cars wait in similar designated spots while restaurant staff move between the building and vehicles. customers collecting pre-ordered items from a restaurant without leaving their vehicle

Quick up for curbside pickup, even during a stick up!
🎵 Rhyme

Quick up for curbside pickup, even during a stick up!

Got the picture? Now let's practice.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkɜːrbsaɪd ˈpɪkʌp/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɜːbsaɪd ˈpɪkʌp/

🌳Etymology

Rootcurb

🎵Rhyme

pickupstick upquick up
pickup
stick up
quick up

🔗Collocations

offer curbside pickup
curbside pickup service
schedule curbside pickup
free curbside pickup
contactless curbside pickup

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I'm too lazy to get out of my car, so I'll use curbside pickup for my coffee.

The grocery store's curbside pickup saved me so much time during busy weekdays.

😄 Fun example

My mom loves curbside pickup because she can stay in her pajamas while grocery shopping.

Please call us when you arrive for your curbside pickup order.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

drive-through pickupcar-side servicecontactless pickuproadside pickup

Antonyms

in-store shoppingwalk-in servicedine-in

Related

delivery servicetakeoutdrive-throughonline orderingcontactless service

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