Apology Letter for Delay in Work: 4 Types Templates

Using this letter template, you can apologize on behalf of your junior workers for causing a delay in work. You need to be convinced of the fact that the delay is affecting the production time and raising the disappointment of the clients.

Firstly, you must introduce your name and professional details. You must make sure that there will be no delay in the coming future. You will work hard to make up for the loss and encourage the workers to do so. 

Letter Template: 1

Apologize Letter for Delay Work

[Name of sender]

[Designation of the respective person]

To,

[Name of addressee]

Subject: Apologize for delay in work

Respected sir/madam,

This letter is to inform you that I [mention your name] the [mention your designation in the company] from [mention the name of the company or the organization] would like to apologize to [mention the name of the person to whom you are apologizing] from [mention the name of the company or the organization of the person to whom you are apologizing] because of the delaying in our work.

Due to some reason few of our employees are on leave and because of this our work is on hold, and without their presence, we can’t resume it. They are the key candidate for the assigned work. We apologize to inform you of this on short notice. Very soon our employees will rejoin and we will soon work on it.

We would like to apologize for delaying in work and the inconvenience that you have faced. We will take care of it in the future and will try not to repeat it again. Kindly, look into the matter and understand our situation.  We will soon get back to you and inform you about the updated work very soon. We hope this delay in work will not harm much in our business relationship.

For further queries, you can reach to our management department at [mention phone number] or directly through an email [mention email address].

Thanking you

Yours faithfully

[Name of the sender]

Apologize Letter for Delay in Work

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Letter Template: 2

Apologize Letter for Delay Work

[Name of sender]

[Designation of the respective person]

To,

[Name of addressee]

Subject: Apologize for delay in work 

Respected sir/madam,

I am [mention the name of the sender] working with [mention the name of the company] as the [mention the name of the post of the sender] under [mention the name of a department] department and I am writing this letter to ask for your apology for my irresponsible action. I am really sorry sir/ma’am for the delay in my work which I had to submit on [mention a date on which the sender had to submit the work]. I agree that it was totally my fault. I know just because of my casualty our company had to face the problems and I am really sorry for that.

Actually when I was getting ready for the office, my [mention a reason why the sender got late to reach the office] and everything happened so fast it went out of my mind that I should have informed someone in the office that I will be late to work and my work might get delayed. But just because of my irresponsible behavior the company and the other employees had to face the consequences and I am really sorry for that. Due to this reason I couldn’t reach the office on time and complete my work on time. As you know, as per my work records, I am a very hardworking and focused person but just because of my situation I got late and I promise this is the first and last time and I won’t repeat it again. 

As you know I have been working with [mention the name of the company] for such a long time that is from [mention the duration], I eventually don’t make these kinds of mistakes but this time it was totally out of my hands. I hope after reading this letter you will understand my situation and you will forgive me. As I said before this is the last time this has happened and it won’t be happening again and even if something like this happens I promise to inform the office beforehand so that the company doesn’t have to face the consequences.

Thanking you

Yours faithfully,

[Name of the Sender]

Apologize Letter for Delay in Work

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Letter Template: 3

Apologize Letter for Delay Work

Apologize for delay in work

[Name of sender]

[Designation of the respective person]

To,

[Name of addressee]

Subject: Apologize for delay in work

Respected sir/madam,

I [mention the name of the sender] working with [mention the name of the company] am writing this letter to ask for your apology for the mistake that I have committed. I really apologize sir/ma’am for not being able to submit my work on [mention a date on which the sender couldn’t submit the work to the office]. I know it was my fault and I also know that just because of my behavior our company had to face the consequences and I am really sorry for that.

Actually when I was coming out of my house for work, [mention a reason why the sender got delay in work] and everything happened so fast it went out of my mind that I should have informed someone in the office that I would be late to work and I will require some more time to submit my work. But just because of my irresponsible behavior the company and the other employees had to face the consequences and I am really sorry for that. Due to this reason I got late and couldn’t reach the office on time and as per my work records, I am a very hardworking and focused person but just because of this situation I couldn’t submit my work on time, I promise this won’t happen again. 

I have been working with [mention the name of the company] since [mention the duration], and as per my records I think you know that I eventually don’t make these types of mistakes but this time somehow it happened. I hope after reading this letter you will understand my situation and you will forgive me. If this type of thing happens again I will inform the office beforehand so that the company doesn’t have to face the consequences.

Thanking you

Yours faithfully,

[Name of the Sender]

Apologize Letter for Delay in Work

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Letter Template: 4

Apologize Letter for Delay Work

[Name of sender]

[Designation of the respective person]

To,

[Name of addressee]

Subject: Apologize for delay in work

Respected sir/madam,

I [mention the name of the sender] working with [mention the name of the hiring company] as the [mention the name of the post of the sender] under the [mention the name of a department] department. I am writing this letter to apologize for my actions. I am really sorry sir/ma’am for not being able to submit my work on time on [mention a date on which the sender couldn’t submit the work on time to the office]. I know just because of my irresponsibility our company had to face the consequences and I apologize for the same. 

Actually when I was about to start my car for the office, my [mention the name of the sender’s wife or child] fell in the bathroom and I had to rush to the hospital and see if there was any serious damage. I promise it was not intentional at all and all the things happened so fast that I totally forgot to inform the office that I would be late. I know that I should have informed someone from the office so that the meeting didn’t get late. But just because of my casualty and irresponsibility the meeting got delayed and the company had to face the consequences. Just because of this reason I got delayed to work.

As you know from my work records, I am a very hardworking and focused person but just because of this reason I got late. I promise this is the first and last time and I won’t repeat it again. 

As you know I have been working with [mention the name of the company] since [mention the duration], I generally don’t make these kinds of mistakes but this time it was totally out of my hands and there was no way I could undo it. I hope you will understand my situation and you will forgive me. 

Thanking you

Yours faithfully,

[Name of the Sender]

Apologize Letter for Delay in Work

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