休暇 のため 返事が遅れましたの英語

The holidays ended all too soon.

The vacation draws to a close.

I will ask you about your vacation.

I anticipated a quiet vacation.

I was taken by surprise, and at a loss for an answer.

Driven into a corner he was at a loss for an answer.

As he was not at home, I left a note for him.

I was so busy that I was unable to accept his invitation.

On my day off, I was roped in to act as an interpreter.

As I had missed some classes, I had difficulty in catching up.

I've been upset not having written you a reply.

I was so shabbily dressed that the jinrikishaman looked twice at me before answering my hail.

I was unable to come owing to an engagement that I could not manage to break off.

After a long wait I got an answer of sorts from him.

Taken by surprise, I was at a loss for an answer.