Email & Comms Jargon · Associate level

"Apologies for the delay"

"Apologies for the delay" is a standard opener used to acknowledge that a reply or deliverable is arriving later than expected.

Say this instead: sorry this is late

How "Apologies for the delay" shows up at work

The most common way to begin an email you should have sent three days ago. It does the minimum necessary work: acknowledges the gap, absorbs the awkwardness, and gets everyone to the actual subject. No one reads past it anyway.

Buzzword

Apologies for the delay, I wanted to make sure I had the full picture.

Plain English

Sorry this is late. I wanted to make sure I had the full picture.

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