The idea
“Es hat keine Eile (mit etwas)” and “Es eilt nicht” both mean there is no hurry; the thing follows mit + dative. “Eilig” is the adjective (Es ist nicht eilig), “dringend” means urgent and is common at work. Note the spelling: “morgen Abend”, “heute Nachmittag”, with the time of day capitalised after the adverb.
Other ways to say it
“Das eilt nicht.” – Neutral and short; fine in speech and messages.
“Kein Stress, antworte einfach, wenn du Zeit hast.” – Casual among friends; friendly and relaxed.
“Die Sache ist nicht dringend.” – Neutral to formal; typical in workplace emails.
Examples
- Mit deiner Antwort hat es keine Eile.There is no rush with your reply.
- Kann ich mich erst morgen Abend melden?Can I get back to you tomorrow evening?
- Morgen Abend ist für diese Frage völlig ausreichend.Tomorrow evening is quite sufficient for this question.
- Dann erledige ich zuerst meinen Termin.Then I will deal with my appointment first.
- Bitte antworte, sobald du in Ruhe nachsehen kannst.Please reply once you can look into it calmly.
- Gut, ich plane dafür morgen etwas Zeit ein.Good; I will set aside some time for it tomorrow.
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Watch out
“Es gibt keine Eile mit deiner Antwort.” → “Es hat keine Eile mit deiner Antwort.”: “There is no rush” leads learners to “es gibt”. The idiom uses haben: “es hat keine Eile”. Even simpler and very natural is “Das eilt nicht.”
Try it yourself
Translate into German: There is no rush with your reply.
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Mit deiner Antwort hat es keine Eile.
“Mit deiner Antwort” is dative and opens the sentence for emphasis, so “hat” precedes the formal subject “es”. “Keine Eile” is the accusative object.
Put the words in order: Abend / ausreichend / diese / Frage / für / ist / Morgen / völlig
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Morgen Abend ist für diese Frage völlig ausreichend.
“Morgen Abend” is the subject, written with lowercase morgen and capital Abend. “Ausreichend für + accusative” means sufficient for, and “völlig” strengthens it.
Write this sentence in German: Good; I will set aside some time for it tomorrow.
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Gut, ich plane dafür morgen etwas Zeit ein.
“Einplanen” is separable: “plane … ein”. “Dafür” refers back to the question, and “etwas Zeit” means some time.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Translate into German: There is no rush with your reply.
Mit deiner Antwort hat es keine Eile.
Put the words in order: Abend / ausreichend / diese / Frage / für / ist / Morgen / völlig
Morgen Abend ist für diese Frage völlig ausreichend.
Write this sentence in German: Good; I will set aside some time for it tomorrow.
Gut, ich plane dafür morgen etwas Zeit ein.
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