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ビジネス英語 – I need it yesterday

Hi folks, I’d like to show you a kind of quirky expression we use to say we are in a hurry/ can’t wait long for something to be done.

“I need it yesterday.”

This is a bit of an informal expression and is probably best used by people of equal status in a company or from boss to staff member but not the other way around because it is fairly demanding.

Here is an example.
“ Have you finished the report I asked you for?”
“No, not quite.”
“Well, hurry up, I need it yesterday!”

As you can see, it isn’t the most polite way to ask for something so please be careful who you use it on.
Jaimie