取り急ぎ
Meanings
1
Used mainly in letters or email to indicate a quick, preliminary reply or action. Often appears at the beginning of a message.
I am contacting you in haste.
Just a quick note to say thank you.
Usage patterns
- 取り急ぎご連絡いたしますto send a quick preliminary message to let someone know something
Just a quick note for now—I'll send the details later.
- 取り急ぎお礼申し上げますto send a hasty note of thanks before writing more fully later
Let me just say a quick thank you for now—I'll follow up properly soon.
- 取り急ぎ用件のみお伝えしますto convey only the essential point in a hurried message
Just the essentials for now—the meeting has been postponed to tomorrow.
- 取り急ぎご報告いたしますto give a quick preliminary report before a fuller one
Here's a quick preliminary report on the current situation.