Confidentgeneral
This is taking me longer than expected, and that’s on me.
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When You Need To Admit A Delay messages in a Confident tone
Here are 8+ curated message examples when you need to admit a delay in a confident tone.
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Message examples in a confident tone
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Confidentgeneral
I wanted to flag that I’m not going to have this done as soon as I hoped.
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Confidentgeneral
I’m not going to meet the original timing on this.
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Confidentgeneral
I wanted to communicate that I’m behind rather than stay quiet.
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Confidentgeneral
I should’ve flagged this sooner, but I’m delayed here.
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Confidentgeneral
I’m still working through this and not done yet.
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Confidentgeneral
This didn’t move as fast as I expected.
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Confidentgeneral
This is not ready yet and I wanted to be upfront.
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When You Need To Admit A Delay in a Gentle tone
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