Formal to Client
Workplace · Email
急で申し訳ございませんが、明日の打ち合わせを延期させていただけますでしょうか。 — I'm sorry on short notice, but could we please postpone tomorrow's meeting? (Workplace · Email, Formal to Client, JLPT N3)
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急で申し訳ございませんが、明日の打ち合わせを延期させていただけますでしょうか。
きゅうでもうしわけございませんが、あしたのうちあわせをえんきさせていただけますでしょうか。
I'm sorry on short notice, but could we please postpone tomorrow's meeting?
Romaji: Kyuu de moushiwake gozaimasen ga, ashita no uchiawase wo enki sasete itadakemasu deshou ka. / Reply Romaji: Shouchi shimashita. Daitai-bi wo nochihodo gorenraku shimasu.
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承知しました。代替日を後ほどご連絡します。
しょうちしました。だいたいびをのちほどごれんらくします。
Understood. I'll get back to you with alternative dates.
Gesture & etiquette
Phone or email — phone preferred for short-notice cancellations. Apologetic tone, brief explanation, immediate offer of alternatives. Follow up by email after the call to confirm in writing.
Meeting postponement to a client requires immediate apology and offer of 2-3 alternative dates within a week. Never just cancel — always propose rescheduling. Phone is preferred over email for cancellations with less than 24-hour notice. Include a brief honest reason (会議の予定が入り / 体調不良で / 急な案件発生で) but don't over-explain.