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Let's take this offline
Meaning
- This means to stop discussing a topic in a public or group forum and move it to a private, one-on-one conversation. It avoids wasting everyone else's time.
Professional, efficient
Used in a sentence
- That sounds like a personal issue, let us take this offline.
- We are getting into the weeds here, so let us take this offline after the meeting.
- Let us take this offline so I can get you the specific details you need.
The backstory
This is a product of the digital age, referring to taking a conversation out of the shared online or group space. It is now standard corporate jargon across the board.
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