# 100 Out of Office Message Templates — free download from DollarWise (dollarwise.xyz)

The four tones exist because workplaces differ: a law firm wants formal, a startup wants friendly, a team that knows you well tolerates funny, and a busy inbox wants minimal. Each tone covers the same five situations — holiday, sick leave, conference, busy period, and limited access — so you always have a fitting option.

FORMAL — HOLIDAY
Thank you for your email. I am out of the office on annual leave until [date] and will respond on my return. For urgent matters, please contact [name] at [email].
Thank you for your message. I am currently on leave until [date] with limited access to email. Please direct urgent enquiries to [name] at [email].
I am out of the office until [date]. Your email will be attended to on my return. For immediate assistance, contact [name] at [email].
Thank you for contacting me. I am on annual leave until [date]. For time-sensitive matters, please reach [name] at [email].
I am currently away from the office until [date]. I will reply to your email upon my return. Urgent matters: [name], [email].
FORMAL — SICK LEAVE
Thank you for your email. I am currently on sick leave and unable to respond promptly. For urgent matters, please contact [name] at [email].
I am out of the office due to illness until further notice. Please contact [name] at [email] for assistance in the meantime.
Thank you for your message. I am on sick leave and will respond when I return. Urgent enquiries: [name] at [email].
I am currently unavailable due to illness. For urgent support, please contact [name] at [email]. I appreciate your understanding.
Out of office on sick leave. Response times will be delayed. For urgent matters, contact [name] at [email].
FORMAL — CONFERENCE
Thank you for your email. I am attending a conference until [date] with limited email access. For urgent matters, contact [name] at [email].
I am out of the office at a conference until [date]. I will respond on my return. Urgent enquiries: [name] at [email].
Thank you for writing. I am travelling for work until [date] and will reply when I return. Please contact [name] for urgent items.
I am attending [conference] until [date] with intermittent email access. For urgent assistance, contact [name] at [email].
Out of office at a conference until [date]. Replies will resume on [return date]. Urgent: [name], [email].
FORMAL — BUSY PERIOD AND LIMITED ACCESS
Thank you for your email. I am currently in a period of limited availability until [date]. Responses may be delayed. For urgent matters, contact [name] at [email].
I am working with limited email access until [date]. I will respond to your message as soon as possible. Urgent: [name] at [email].
Thank you for your message. Due to project commitments, my replies may be slower than usual until [date]. For urgent items, contact [name].
I am currently focused on a deadline until [date] and checking email once daily. For urgent matters, please contact [name] at [email].
Thank you for writing. I am in meetings all week with limited access. I will respond by [date]. Urgent matters: [name] at [email].
FRIENDLY — HOLIDAY
Hi! I am away until [date] and will catch up on emails when I am back. Need help sooner? [Name] at [email] has you covered.
Thanks for your email! I am on holiday until [date], recharging properly. For anything urgent, reach out to [name] at [email].
Hello! I am out of office until [date]. I will get back to you when I return — and [name] can help in the meantime.
Hey there! I am away on leave until [date]. Drop urgent stuff to [name] at [email], and I will reply when I am back.
Thanks for writing! I am off until [date] and will answer on my return. For urgent help, [name] is your person.
FRIENDLY — SICK LEAVE
Hi, thanks for your email. I am off sick at the moment and resting up. For anything urgent, [name] at [email] can help.
Hey! I am unwell and offline for a bit. I will reply when I am back — urgent things go to [name] at [email].
Thanks for writing. I am on sick leave and taking proper time to recover. [Name] is covering urgent matters.
Hi there — I am off sick and will catch up when I return. Need help now? Contact [name] at [email].
Appreciate your email! I am resting and will respond on my return. Urgent: [name] at [email].
FRIENDLY — CONFERENCE
Hi! I am at a conference until [date] and checking email between sessions. For urgent things, [name] at [email] is faster.
Hey! I am travelling for work until [date]. I will reply when I am back — [name] can help sooner.
Thanks for your email! I am at [conference] until [date] with patchy Wi-Fi. Urgent matters: [name] at [email].
Hello! I am away at an event until [date]. I will catch up on my return; [name] covers anything urgent.
Hi there — conference week! I am back on [date]. For anything time-sensitive, contact [name] at [email].
FRIENDLY — BUSY PERIOD AND LIMITED ACCESS
Hi! I am in a super busy stretch until [date] and replies will be slower than usual. Urgent? [Name] at [email] can help.
Hey, thanks for writing. I am heads-down on a deadline until [date]. I will reply as soon as I surface — urgent items to [name].
Hello! Email is slow from me until [date] while I finish a big project. [Name] is the faster route for urgent things.
Thanks for your patience — I am juggling a lot until [date]. Replies may take a few days. Urgent: [name] at [email].
Hi! I am checking email once a day until [date]. For anything urgent, please contact [name] at [email].
FUNNY — HOLIDAY
I am currently out of office, probably somewhere with worse Wi-Fi than yours. Back on [date] — [name] can help until then.
Gone fishing (or at least pretending to). Back [date]. For urgent matters, bother [name] at [email] instead.
I have left the building — and the inbox — until [date]. [Name] is holding the fort.
Out of office: my email is on holiday too. Back [date]. Urgent? [Name] at [email].
I am away until [date], doing something far more interesting than email. [Name] can help meanwhile.
FUNNY — SICK LEAVE
Currently horizontal and unwell. Back when vertical. Urgent matters: [name] at [email].
I am off sick — my inbox is also resting. [Name] is covering urgent things until I return.
Out sick: even my out-of-office message is tired. Back soon; [name] can help now.
I am away ill and my email replies are on bed rest too. Urgent: [name] at [email].
Sick leave: I will reply when I can sit upright again. Meanwhile, [name] at [email].
FUNNY — CONFERENCE
I am at a conference, nodding thoughtfully at slides until [date]. Email replies resume after. Urgent: [name].
Out of office at [conference], collecting tote bags and ideas. Back [date]. [Name] can help sooner.
I am away learning things I will forget by Monday. Back [date]; [name] covers urgent matters.
Conference mode: email checked between coffees until [date]. Urgent matters to [name] at [email].
I am out until [date], pretending conference Wi-Fi counts as working. [Name] is your faster option.
FUNNY — BUSY PERIOD AND LIMITED ACCESS
I am buried in work until [date]. Email replies are archaeology at this point. Urgent: [name] at [email].
Currently drowning in deadlines. I will resurface on [date]. For urgent rescue, contact [name].
My inbox and I are both overwhelmed until [date]. [Name] can help with urgent things.
I am in deadline mode: email replies may be slow, short, or both until [date]. Urgent: [name].
Out of (email) office until [date] — the work continues, the replies pause. [Name] for urgent items.
MINIMAL — ALL SITUATIONS
Away until [date]. Contact [name] at [email] for urgent items. Replies resume on return.
Out of office until [date]. Urgent: [name], [email].
Unavailable until [date]. Please contact [name] at [email].
On leave until [date]. For urgent matters: [name] at [email].
Away, back [date]. Urgent contact: [name] at [email].
Out until [date]. Replies on return. Urgent: [name] at [email].
Limited access until [date]. Urgent matters to [name].
Off until [date]. Contact [name] for urgent items.
Unavailable. Back [date]. Urgent: [name] at [email].
Away until further notice. Urgent: [name] at [email].
On leave. Back [date]. Please contact [name].
Out of office. Replies resume [date]. Urgent: [name].
Away until [date] — [name] at [email] for urgent help.
Unavailable until [date]. [Name] is covering.
Off. Back [date]. Urgent: [name] at [email].
Away until [date]. See you then. Urgent: [name].
Out of office until [date]. Contact [name].
On leave until [date]. Urgent matters: [name].
Away. Back [date]. [Name] at [email] can help.
Unavailable until [date]. Replies when I return.

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