Email & Comms Jargon · Intern level

"Any update on this"

"Any update on this" is a follow-up phrase used in email or chat to ask whether progress has been made on a task or request since the last communication.

Say this instead: any progress?

How "Any update on this" shows up at work

The subject line version of a tap on the shoulder. Sent when a deadline has passed or when silence has lasted long enough to become its own answer. The sender almost always knows there is no update.

Buzzword

Hi, any update on this? Happy to jump on a call.

Plain English

Hi, any progress? Happy to jump on a call.

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