at your earliest convenience

Meaning

'At your earliest convenience' is a polite, formal way of saying 'as soon as you are able to' or 'as soon as possible.' It is widely used in business and formal correspondence to request a prompt response or action without sounding overly demanding or rude.

Examples

• Please review the updated travel schedule and confirm your booking at your earliest convenience.

  Please review the updated travel schedule and confirm your booking at your earliest convenience.

• We kindly request that you submit your travel expenses for reimbursement at your earliest convenience.

  We kindly request that you submit your travel expenses for reimbursement at your earliest convenience.

• Could you please return the signed visa application form to our office at your earliest convenience?

  Could you please return the signed visa application form to our office at your earliest convenience?

• Please contact our customer service department at your earliest convenience to resolve the booking error.

  Please contact our customer service department at your earliest convenience to resolve the booking error.

• If there are any dietary restrictions for the flight, please let us know at your earliest convenience.

  If there are any dietary restrictions for the flight, please let us know at your earliest convenience.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Please reply me at your earliest convenience.

  ✓ Please reply to me at your earliest convenience.

  The verb 'reply' requires the preposition 'to' when followed by an indirect object.

• ✗ I need this report at your earliest convenience time.

  ✓ I need this report at your earliest convenience.

  'Convenience' is a noun in this fixed idiomatic phrase; adding the word 'time' at the end is incorrect and redundant.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Please sign and return the travel waiver ___.

  💡 Formal way to say 'as soon as you can'

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  at your earliest convenience

• We would appreciate it if you could update your passport details ___.

  💡 Polite business request for a prompt action

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  at your earliest convenience