How do you tell someone to hurry up politely?

I'll usually say something along the lines of We're about to head out, so unless you come join us now you're deciding no. It reiterates that events are not waiting on this person's decision: events are moving forward no matter what, and this person can join or not. The activity is for everyone, and it does not center around the least decisive person present. It emphasizes that indecision can't last forever. When the last possible moment to decide arrives, the person can actively choose to join in or else their decision is equivalent to deciding not to join. I've found the you're making a decision either way framing useful because it jars people out of the idea that they can be passive here. The decision is theirs to make, and events will proceed from that decision. With this strategy it's important not to equivocate or allow extra decision time.

I think a good level of communication highlights both the urgency and importance of the task in hand, provides options for the person you're talking to, and the potential impact —— not in a way to put pressure on them, but so that they're making an informed decision, especially if they are more senior to you, and may need to make the call on reprioritising the work as a whole. You may have a case where something isn't critical, but someone else giving you their help quickly will mean that the whole team delivers more efficiently — e.g. can you remind me where in the codebase that example of X is that you were talking about? can you approve my pull request? can you make that config change on the dev server that I need? I think it's definitely appropriate to do that, especially with remote workers if you can't tell if they're in the middle of something else, but it's really important to pitch your style of communication at the right level. E.g. if you have a policy that a senior developer needs to sign off on all code reviews before they get merged, it's fine to say something like: Hi John, I know you have a lot on, but just wanted to check if you had time to look at my pull request this morning? If not, just let me know & I can see if Sarah could do it instead. Sorry to chase, just trying to get this story into testing if possible today, as our QA team are all in training tomorrow, so this would only get picked up on Friday otherwise. From my point of view, a message like the above: Is a polite reminder — maybe you assigned the pull request to me yesterday & I forgot to review it Gives an alternative — rather than just saying "I'm stuck" or "I'm blocked by you", offering to take to another senior dev on the team gives me an option if I'm snowed under Informs me of the urgency and potential impact, so I can reprioritise my work accordingly — if I didn't know that the QA team were out of office tomorrow, I might have thought your work was less urgent that mine, this allows me to reassess.

To tell someone to hurry up politely, you can say I would appreciate it if you could expedite this task. Using phrases like could you please speed up a bit is also effective. Additionally, saying I need this done as soon as possible will also convey your request without sounding rude. You can also say let's pick up the pace or is there anything I can do to help you finish this faster. Another option is to say I'm on a deadline, can you please hurry it up.

You can tell the client that the deadlines might change if they do not pay your upfront by a certain date. It does not make business sense for you to be idle while they process funds.

I am pressed for time. I am in a hurry. We must hurry. I am in a rush. I am running out of time. I am going to be late. Let’s go! Let’s get going. Come on! Move it!

As quickly as you can is a direct but soft way to say you need something quickly. Don’t forget to use “please”! We need to send this document to the client today. Please review it as quickly as you can and let me know when you’re finished. I’d appreciate it if you could hurry. Using “appreciate” shows that you are thanking the person for moving quickly. If it’s not too much trouble, could you look after my son while I go to my doctor’s appointment tomorrow? I’m sorry to rush you, but it would be great if you could complete it before the end of the day. I’m sorry to rush you, but we're behind schedule, so I need those documents quickly. It would be great if you could finish cleaning before our guests arrive. I’ll need that soon. ASAP is a common acronym that is short for “as soon as possible.” I’m sorry, but I need that information ASAP. This is a priority. I know you have other things to work on, but this project is a priority now. Could you prioritize this assignment before working on other tasks? Addressing people with respect and politeness is necessary for keeping good relationships with your colleagues. Use the expressions introduced here along with a polite tone of voice and a smile to help you get what you need while keeping your relationships healthy and strong.

When you want to say “Hurry up and reply soon!”, you should write: I need you to confirm that the building will be open. Please reply at your earliest convenience. Please reply at your earliest convenience is a polite phrase that really means “Hurry up and reply soon”. I’m not sure if my last email was received or not, so I’m sending this again is also appropriate for situations where you want the person to respond to your email, which can imply that you want them to hurry up and reply. Hi, I'm just following up on my previous message is another option that can be used to politely ask someone to hurry up and reply. Just a friendly reminder that we have a meeting tomorrow can also be used to remind someone of a deadline or a meeting, which can indirectly imply that you want them to hurry up and prepare or reply. Are there any updates is a phrase that can be used to ask for an update, which can also imply that you want the person to hurry up and provide the update.