[Vocabulary] to advance a delivery date

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Will17

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Hello,

A colleague of mine says we can use " to advance" in the following context:

"Please, advance the delivery date", meaning "please, move the delivery date to an earlier date".

Is that right?

Thanks a lot for your help

Will
 

emsr2d2

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It would be understandable but, in BrE, you're more likely to hear "Please bring the delivery date forward".
 

SoothingDave

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If I had someone write to me and say "advance" the date, I might think they were just asking me to tell them what the delivery date is.
 
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