Making an Appointment
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- Javaid Ahmed Solangi
- Jul 03,2024
Making an Appointment
Making an Appointment
Being able to schedule and manage appointments is essential in English. Here's how you can effectively:
- Ask to Meet:
- Are you available on... / next...?
- Are you free on... / next...?
- Can we meet on... / next...?
- Would next ... be okay?
- What about next ... ?
- Is next ... okay?
Examples:
- "Are you available on the 17th?"
- "Can we meet on the 16th?"
- "How does the 3rd sound to you?"
- "Are you free next week?"
- "Would Friday suit you?"
- "Is next Tuesday convenient for you?"
- "What about sometime next week?"
Responding to an Appointment
When responding to an appointment request, you can reply with:
- Acceptance:
- Declining or Suggesting an Alternative:
- Yes, ... is fine.
- ... would be fine.
- ... suits me.
- ... would be perfect.
Examples:
- "Yes, Monday is fine."
- "Monday suits me."
- "Thursday would be perfect."
- I'm afraid I can't on ....
- I'm sorry, I won't be able to... on ...
- I really don't think I can on ...
Examples:
- "I'm afraid I can't on the 3rd. What about the 6th?"
- "I'm sorry, I won't be able to make it on Monday. Could we meet on Tuesday instead?"
- "Ah, Wednesday is going to be a little difficult. I'd much prefer Friday, if that's alright with you."
Cancelling an Appointment
If you need to cancel an appointment, use these expressions:
- Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen business, I will be unable to keep our appointment for tomorrow afternoon.
- Would it be possible to arrange another time later in the week?
- I’m afraid that I have to cancel our meeting on Wednesday, as something unexpected has come up.
- You know we were going to meet next Friday? Well, I'm very sorry, but something urgent has come up.
- I'm afraid that I'm not going to be able to meet you after all. Can we fix another time?