Hey, I wanted to let you know this is running later than I expected.
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Just wanted to be upfront—I’m delayed on getting this done.
I underestimated the time this would take.
I need to admit I haven’t gotten this done on the timeline I gave.
I’m delayed on this and wanted to own that clearly.
Quick heads-up—I’m running behind on this.
I didn’t account for everything here and it slowed me down.
I fell behind on this and wanted to own it.
I’m behind here and working to get it back on track.
I ran longer than expected on this task.