gracias por su tiempo
/ɡɾaθjas poɾ su tjempo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "thank you for your time" is translated as gracias por su tiempo.
This phrase is used to show gratitude to someone for the time they spent helping or listening to you. It is commonly used at the end of business meetings, job interviews or after someone has provided you with professional advice. Other ways to express this include the formal Muchas gracias por su tiempo (thank you very much for your time), Le agradezco su tiempo (I appreciate your time) and Aprecio el tiempo que me ha dedicado (I appreciate the time you have dedicated to me).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase gracias por su tiempo breaks down into gracias meaning "thanks", por meaning "for", su meaning "your" and tiempo meaning "time".
Which one should you use?
Use gracias por tu tiempo instead of gracias por su tiempo when speaking to a friend, a peer or someone you address with "tú".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain Latin American countries, such as Mexico or Argentina, the informal gracias por tu tiempo is commonly used. In Spain, you may encounter the formal phrase le agradezco su tiempo dedicado to say thank you for someone's time.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase gracias por su tiempo, the word su is the possessive adjective for the formal usted, which makes this version appropriate for professional or respectful contexts.
Did you know?
- The word tiempo in Spanish is used for both 'time' as a duration and 'weather'. This means the phrase gracias por su tiempo could theoretically be a joke about the weather in very specific contexts.
- In some Latin American business cultures, following gracias por su tiempo with a small personal question is seen as warmer and more polite than ending the meeting abruptly.
- In a professional context, if someone responds to gracias por su tiempo with no hay de qué, they are literally saying 'there is nothing for which to thank'.
Examples in context
- Gracias por su tiempo.Thank you for your time.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase gracias por su tiempo.Tatoeba #1508843 by marcelostockle, translation #954312 by CK
- Muchas gracias por su tiempo. La información que me ha proporcionado es muy valiosa.Thank you very much for your time. The information you have provided me with is very valuable.
- Le agradezco su tiempo y paciencia para resolver mis dudas.I appreciate your time and patience in resolving my doubts.
- Muchas gracias por tu tiempo. Me ayudaste muchísimo.Thank you very much for your time. You helped me a lot.
- Te agradezco tu tiempo y disposición para escucharme.I appreciate your time and willingness to listen to me.
- Muchas gracias por su tiempo, señor.Thank you very much for your time, sir.
- Gracias por su tiempo y por la información.Thank you for your time and for the information.
Example conversation
Alejandro is finishing a formal job interview with Sofía.
- AlejandroGracias por su tiempo, señora.Thank you for your time, ma'am.
- SofíaDe nada, Alejandro. Mucho gusto.You're welcome, Alejandro. It was a pleasure.
- AlejandroEspero tener noticias pronto.I hope to hear news soon.
- SofíaQue tenga un buen día.Have a good day.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
