At your earliest convenience
Meaning in business english, with examples
In business english, at your earliest convenience means: A polite but imprecise request to do something when reasonably possible.
In Turkish: uygun olduğunuz en yakın zamanda
How it is used
Used in formal requests. It is polite but vague; give a specific date instead when the response is needed for a fixed deadline.
Example sentences
Please review the attached proposal at your earliest convenience and tell us whether a meeting would help.
The recipient is asked to act reasonably soon, without being given an exact cutoff.
You can call our project lead at your earliest convenience to discuss the revised scope.
The formal invitation leaves the choice of a convenient calling time to the recipient.
Common collocations
- reply at your earliest convenience
- contact us at your earliest convenience
Related terms
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