while in versus in
if your orders sustain any damage while in transit, you will receive a full compensation.

In this sentence, why did he use while in apart from just using in?

like this :
if your orders sustain any damage in transit, you will receive a full compensation.

Is there any difference?
I guess second one has much emphasis on progress. Am I right? Thank you.

Question

while in versus in
if your orders sustain any damage while in transit, you will receive a full compensation.

In this sentence, why did he use while in apart from just using in?

like this :
if your orders sustain any damage in transit, you will receive a full compensation.

Is there any difference?
I guess second one has much emphasis on progress. Am I right? Thank you.

Answer

Good question. "while" comes with verb expressions and so it could seem wrong. But there is an ellipsis here "while (they are) in transit". The meaning here is the same as simply, "in transit". 
(No "a" with "compensation".)

Answer

For this I think while is used because the parcel is travelling. So its like "If your parcel is damaged during transit" or "while in transit". The "during/While" is there to say that it's going from A to B.

I find that "while" is used because of the time its in transit. Describes the sense of time.

Sorry if this isn't helpful, but i'd say the difference is only slight.

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