Most typical phrasing
“We're still sorting this internally.”
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Typical client message
“We're still sorting this internally.”
Situation snapshot
The invoice is overdue, earlier reminders did not resolve it, and you need a more direct follow-up that asks for a concrete next step.
Reply goal
Escalate the reminder professionally and push for a payment date or resolution.
These are the real wording patterns this scenario is built to handle.
Most typical phrasing
“We're still sorting this internally.”
Other ways this shows up
“I know this is still open — finance has not cleared it yet.”
“We haven't closed the loop on this payment yet.”
Reply preview
Hi [Name] — this is my final follow-up on invoice [number], which remains overdue. Please confirm the payment date by [day]. If there is a blocker on your side, let me know today so we can close this out cleanly.
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