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Deadline extension request
Ask for more time before a deadline slips, pairing one honest reason with a specific new date you're committing to.
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SubjectExtension request — the vendor migration report
Hi Mr. Okafor,
I want to flag this before Friday 5 September arrives rather than after: the data export from the old vendor took three extra days to come through, which pushed the whole analysis back.
I'd like to commit to Wednesday 10 September instead, which gives me room to properly validate the numbers before handing them off.
Let me know if that works, or if we need to talk through a different approach.
Thanks,
Rahul
How to use it well
- →Send it before the deadline, always — an extension asked for after the date has passed is an apology, not a request.
- →Describe what happened, not why it wasn't your fault; a reason that sounds like an excuse undercuts the ask.
- →Commit to a specific new date, not "a bit more time" — a vague ask just hands the scheduling work back to your manager.