A customer is waiting for an ordered item. Acknowledge the delay, apologise and explain what happens next.
The idea
Use お待たせして、申し訳ございません to apologise for keeping someone waiting. 遅れております is a polite way to report a delay; 予定です marks a plan, not a guarantee. しましたら introduces the action after completion, and お知らせいたします humbly describes your own notification.
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| お待たせして、誠に申し訳ございません。 | We sincerely apologize for keeping you waiting. |
| 発送は明日の予定です。 | Shipment is scheduled for tomorrow. |
| 発送が完了しましたら、メールでお知らせいたします。 | Once it has shipped, we will let you know by email. |
Examples
- ご注文の商品の発送が遅れております。Shipment of the item you ordered is delayed.
- お待たせして、誠に申し訳ございません。We sincerely apologize for keeping you waiting.
- 現在、発送の準備を進めております。We are currently preparing it for shipment.
- 発送は明日の予定です。Shipment is scheduled for tomorrow.
- 発送が完了しましたら、メールでお知らせいたします。Once it has shipped, we will let you know by email.
- ご迷惑をおかけして、申し訳ございません。We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Watch out
Do not present an estimate as a confirmed delivery date: 発送 means dispatch, not arrival. Give a date only when you have a reliable plan.
Try it yourself
「お待たせして、誠に申し訳_。」(ございません/ください)
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ございません
ございません completes the formal apology 申し訳ございません.
「発送は明日の_です。」(予定/完了)
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予定
予定 identifies tomorrow as the planned dispatch date; 完了 would mean completion.
「発送が完了しましたら、メールでお知らせ_。」(いたします/なさいます)
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いたします
いたします is the humble form used for your own action; なさいます refers respectfully to someone else’s action.
Practice round
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「お待たせして、誠に申し訳_。」(ございません/ください)
「発送は明日の_です。」(予定/完了)
「発送が完了しましたら、メールでお知らせ_。」(いたします/なさいます)
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Tell a customer that dispatch is delayed, apologise, give the planned dispatch date and say how you will update them.

