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Apology or delay message

Own a delay or a mistake honestly, give a new date and keep trust intact.

Your brief

Draft language

Type your details in Arabic or English. Your draft is written in English.

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Optional. Keep it short and honest.

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Length

Uses up to 154 words of your plan. Only the words actually written are counted.

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What you will get

A short message to the recipient about the delay, with a new plan: the next step.

Your draft

Your draft will appear here. You can edit it or open it in the editor.

What the reader looks for

  1. What happened, said plainly in the first two sentences.
  2. Responsibility, without excuses.
  3. A new date or a next step.
  4. How they will be kept informed.

Recommended workspace settings

Mode
Business
Emotion
Neutral
Vocabulary
Standard
Length
Shorter

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Start from the outline

The outline opens in the workspace with the recommended settings. Replace each [bracket] with your own words, then rewrite it.

Hi [name],[What is late or went wrong, said plainly.][One short apology, and the reason if it helps.][The new date or next step.][How and when you will keep them informed.]Best regards,[Your name]
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A finished example

Read a complete one, written from a brief like yours, with notes on why each part works.