Collocation
takeaway order
An order of food prepared by a restaurant or shop to be eaten elsewhere, not on the premises.
Definition
'takeaway order' is a common English collocation. An order of food prepared by a restaurant or shop to be eaten elsewhere, not on the premises.
verb + (a/the) + takeaway order
“We usually place a takeaway order from our favorite Italian restaurant on Friday nights.”
Examples
- Let's place a takeaway order for dinner tonight; I'm too tired to cook.
- She called ahead and placed her takeaway order an hour ago, so it should be ready now.
- Could you please pick up the takeaway order on your way home from work?
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- The restaurant is very busy, so expect to wait about 20 minutes for your takeaway order.
- After a long day, they decided to make a takeaway order their main meal.
- The delivery driver struggled to find the address to deliver the takeaway order.
- Before leaving the office, John made sure to call in his takeaway order for lunch.
- We need to collect our takeaway order before the restaurant closes at 10 PM.
- Have you already placed your takeaway order, or should I do it?
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