---
type: help
title: "What's the difference between production time and shipping time when ordering?"
description: "They are two separate clocks that add up to your in-hand date. You choose each one at a different step of the order. Stage What it covers Where you pick it"
resource: https://www.4over4.com/help/shipping-options/what-s-the-difference-between-production-time-and-shipping-time-when-ordering
tags: ["Shipping & Delivery", "help"]
timestamp: 2026-07-20T18:54:40.856Z
---

# What's the difference between production time and shipping time when ordering?

They are two separate clocks that add up to your in-hand date. You choose each one at a different step of the order. Stage What it covers Where you pick it

Part of the **Shipping & Delivery** hub. See [all help concepts](index.md).

- Page type: help
- Hub: Shipping & Delivery
- URL: https://www.4over4.com/help/shipping-options/what-s-the-difference-between-production-time-and-shipping-time-when-ordering