When does my AppleCare agreement start?

If you buy an AppleCare agreement (from the online store) in the same order as, say, an iMac, but the computer doesn't ship right away, when does the agreement start? When the agreement is bought, or when the computer arrives and you register it?
I bought one of the new iMacs recently,, and I also bought an AppleCare agreement in the same order. But since the machine was said to ship in 2-3 weeks, but the agreement was completed immediately, does this mean my agreement is already running even though I don't have the computer yet? If so, I'm losing out, aren't I? Meaning, since I bought the computer and agreement on November 30, but the computer won't get here until maybe 3 weeks after that, am I wasting part of the agreement time (from Nov. 30 until whenever the computer arrives)?
Or does the term of the agreement not actually start until the computer gets here and I register it, even though I already paid for the agreement?
Am I making any sense here? :)

Just to make sure - when you get your machine, go here:
https://register.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/GlobaliReg.woa
and register your product (or check if it is registered already). When you get to where the date of purchase is displayed, make sure it is indeed the shipping date. If it is not, contact Apple and inform them of the discrepancy.
As for the Apple care: your regular warranty is for one year with phone support for the first 90 days - the Apple care sort of runs concurrently because it covers any phone support for 3 years (technically, it adds 2 years to the original warranty) as well as hardware support of course.

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