| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to pick (a date) / to schedule | prikken |
| Need to schedule that quickly. | Moeten we snel even prikken. |
| Can only set a date at half past eleven. | Kan pas om half twaalf een datum prikken. |
| just now | zojuist |
| to cancel (an appointment) | afbellen |
| Just cancelled the meeting. | Heb de vergadering zojuist afgebeld. |
| to go wrong / to be disappointing (to experience a setback or bad luck) | tegenzitten |
| Things are going pretty wrong today. | Zit nogal tegen vandaag. |
| Just heard that the traffic is bad. | Hoorde zojuist dat het verkeer tegenzit. |
| to go well / to be favorable | meezitten |
| Luckily things are going well. | Zit gelukkig mee. |
| Am on my way if things go well. | Kom eraan als het meezit. |
| Unfortunately have to cancel the appointment. | Moet de afspraak helaas afbellen. |
| unable to attend / prevented | verhinderd |
| Am unfortunately unable to make it this afternoon. | Ben vanmiddag helaas verhinderd. |
| Don't know yet if I am unable to attend. | Weet nog niet of ik verhinderd ben. |
| to catch up / to make up for (distance, time, or missed work) | inhalen |
| Will make up for that later. | Halen we straks wel in. |
| Have to catch up on a lot of work. | Moet veel werk inhalen. |
| to run late | uitlopen |
| Is running quite late, am pretty late. | Loopt nogal uit, ben vrij laat. |
| Hope it won't run very late. | Hoop niet dat het erg gaat uitlopen. |
| in between | tussendoor |
| Will just do it in between later. | Doe het straks wel even tussendoor. |
| Something just came up, am a little late. | Kwam zojuist iets tussendoor, ben wat laat. |
| to postpone / to push back (to shift to a later time or pass on) | doorschuiven |
| Unfortunately have to postpone that to tomorrow. | Moeten we helaas doorschuiven naar morgen. |
| Would like to postpone it to half past three. | Wil het graag doorschuiven naar half vier. |
Your questions are stored by us to improve Elon.io