When arranging a meeting, “What time works best for you?” can be replaced with direct questions such as “When are you available?”, “What time suits you?”, or “Which time works for you?”
Choose the Question for the Situation
- When are you available?
- What time suits you?
- Which time works for you?
- What time would be most convenient for you?
- When would be a good time for you?
- What’s your availability?
- When can we connect?
- What time fits your schedule?
- Could you let me know a suitable time?
- When would you like to meet?
- Do you have a preferred time?
- What time is best for you?
- Would either of these times suit you?
When are you available?
A direct, neutral question that works for meetings, calls, appointments, and informal plans.
Example: When are you available for a 30-minute call next week?
What time suits you?
A concise and courteous option, particularly natural in British English.
Example: What time suits you on Tuesday?
Which time works for you?
Best when you have already offered two or more possible times.
Example: I can do 10:00 or 14:00. Which time works for you?
What time would be most convenient for you?
A more formal version that emphasizes consideration for the other person’s schedule.
Example: What time would be most convenient for you to meet with the panel?
When would be a good time for you?
Friendly and flexible, this works when you are leaving the schedule largely open.
Example: When would be a good time for you to discuss the report?
What’s your availability?
A compact professional question when you need the person to provide several possible times.
Example: What’s your availability on Thursday and Friday?
When can we connect?
A conversational business phrase for arranging a call or brief meeting.
Example: When can we connect to go through the final changes?
What time fits your schedule?
Use this when you want to acknowledge that the other person may have several commitments.
Example: What time fits your schedule best next Wednesday?
Could you let me know a suitable time?
A polite email-friendly request that asks the recipient to propose the time.
Example: Could you let me know a suitable time for a short Teams call?
When would you like to meet?
This is natural when the meeting itself is already agreed and only the timing remains.
Example: When would you like to meet to review the draft?
Do you have a preferred time?
Useful when the date is fixed but the person may have a preference within that day.
Example: Do you have a preferred time on the 18th?
What time is best for you?
A simple conversational alternative that is very close in meaning to the original.
Example: What time is best for you tomorrow afternoon?
Would either of these times suit you?
Best when you want to reduce back-and-forth by proposing specific options.
Example: Would either 11:00 or 15:30 suit you?
Offering Times Usually Speeds Things Up
If you already know your own availability, proposing two or three specific options is often clearer than asking an entirely open question. “Would either of these times suit you?” gives the other person flexibility while making the scheduling task easier.