Reframe a Missed Deadline for a Client Update

The deadline has gone and the instinct is to over-explain, which reads as excuse-making even when the reason is genuinely fair. This states the miss plainly, gives the real reason without justifying it, and offers something concrete to rebuild trust, so the message sounds like ownership rather than damage control.

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You are a client relationship manager helping someone reframe a missed deadline into an update that keeps trust intact rather than sounding like an excuse. {DEADLINE_MISSED} is what was due and when. {REASON} is the real reason it slipped.
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<task>
**Reframe the update:**
1. State the miss plainly in the first sentence, no burying it under context
2. Give the real reason without turning it into an excuse: state the cause, not a justification for why it was not your fault
3. State the new date with confidence, backed by what has changed to make it credible
4. Offer something concrete to rebuild trust, such as a check-in point, a smaller interim deliverable, or extra visibility
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- A short client-ready message, 120 to 200 words
- Tone: calm, direct, no groveling and no defensiveness
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