at your convenience

Meaning

1. 1phrasefixed phraseformal

   At a time or in a way that suits you best, without pressure to hurry.

   Grammar: The possessive changes with the person: at my convenience, at her convenience.

   Patterns

   • do something at your convenience
   • at someone's convenience

   Please call me at your convenience.

   You may return the form at your convenience.

   The manager will review your application at her convenience.

Common combinations

reply at your convenience

Please reply at your convenience.

call at your convenience

Call us at your convenience to set a time.

visit at your convenience

You can visit the office at your convenience.

at your earliest convenience

Please contact me at your earliest convenience.

at the customer's convenience

Delivery will be arranged at the customer's convenience.

Synonyms and how they differ

when it suits you

When it suits you is the relaxed spoken version, while at your convenience sounds more formal and written.

whenever you like

Whenever you like is friendly and informal, while at your convenience is more businesslike.

at your leisure

At your leisure suggests taking your time with no pressure, while at your convenience suggests what is practical for you.

at your earliest convenience

This adds urgency, asking you to act as soon as you can.

Opposites

Word family

convenience noun

ease or suitability

convenient adjective

easy or suitable

conveniently adverb

in an easy way

inconvenient adjective

causing trouble

inconvenience noun

trouble or annoyance

Commonly confused: at your convenience or at your earliest convenience?

Practice

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