Giving a Status Update
Where you are and what's blocking you.
- Them
Can you give us a quick update?
- You
The first half is finished and tested.
- Them
And the second half?
- You
It's blocked until the design is approved.
- Them
Who is approving that?
- You
The design team said they'd review it Monday.
- Them
I'll chase them today.
- You
Thank you. Then I can finish by Thursday.
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Words in this dialogue
- giveto hand over
- quicktaking little time
- updateto bring up to date
- firstbefore all the others
- halfone of two equal parts
- finishedto come to the end
- testedchecked
- secondcoming after the first; a very short time; a moment (a second)
- it'sshort for it is
- blockedstopped up
- untilup to the time that
- designto plan how something looks
- approvedofficially agreed to
- approvingofficially agreeing to
- teama group working together
- saidpast form of say
- they'dshort for they would
- reviewa careful check of work
- mondaythe day after Sunday
- i'llshort for I will
- chaseto press someone for something
- todaythis day
- finishto come to the end
- thursdaythe day after Wednesday
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