Asking for a deadline extension
The numbers you needed came in three days late. You have to ask your manager for more time without it sounding like an excuse.
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Email to my manager Dana asking to move the Q3 report deadline from Friday to next Wednesday. The finance numbers arrived three days late. Offer to send a partial draft Friday.
You asked: Professional tone. Offer the partial draft.
Hi Dana, I'd like to ask for a few more days on the Q3 report. The finance numbers reached me three days later than planned, and I don't want to send you something built on half-checked figures. Could we move the deadline from this Friday to next Wednesday? I can still send you a partial draft on Friday so you can see the structure and flag anything early. If Wednesday causes a problem on your side, tell me and I'll find another way. Thanks, [your name]
