Spanish phrase
Perdona la tardanza.
Meaning
Sorry for the delay.
When to use it
An apology for responding later than expected. It is used in emails or chats to briefly excuse a late reply, with an informal to neutral tone and often followed by a brief reason.
Example dialogue
Perdona la tardanza en responder, estuve con clientes todo el día.
Sorry for the delay in replying, I was with clients all day.
No te preocupes, gracias por contestar ahora.
No worries, thanks for replying now.