{"id":10855,"date":"2021-02-21T15:54:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T15:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=10855"},"modified":"2023-04-13T22:44:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:44:35","slug":"looking-forward-to-working-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/looking-forward-to-working-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Looking forward to working with you&#8221; in Business Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:150%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}<\/style><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We <\/span>often<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> notice the phrase &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/basic-business-english-vocabulary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business-related discourses<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, what does it exactly mean? <\/span>And<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is it even grammatically correct?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&rsquo;ve covered the subtleties behind this topic in detail, so keep scrolling down to understand more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Is the phrase &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; grammatically correct?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>This popular business expression is not only grammatically correct but also very much native-like. It is often used when either an employee or employer expects to start working with each other soon. Using this phrase means that a person intends to convey excitement or anticipation to the collaborative work that is about to take place, and thus, suggests a feeling of warmth towards the message recipient. In short, this expression is useful in welcoming a new person to build a business relationship with.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Looking forward to working with you: A Grammatical Background<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Looking forward to working with you&rdquo; is the ellipted or shortened version of &ldquo;I am looking forward to working with you.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;I am&rdquo; is flexible which means both words can be adjusted depending on the context and intention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-usage-in-particular\/\"><b>In particular<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this means that the subject &ldquo;I&rdquo; can be substituted with other subject pronouns such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">she, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">whereas &ldquo;am&rdquo; is replaceable with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/here-is-vs-here-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>are <\/i><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">depending on the subject.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that &ldquo;working&rdquo; is not actually the verb in the phrase even <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-though\/\"><b>though<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it looks like one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-instead\/\"><b>Instead<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, &ldquo;working&rdquo; is part of the noun phrase &ldquo;working with you&rdquo; which functions as the object of the preposition &ldquo;to.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, &ldquo;look forward to&rdquo; is a fixed phrasal verb that means &ldquo;to anticipate&rdquo; or &ldquo;to expect&rdquo; something to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-hence\/\"><b>Hence<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, &ldquo;to&rdquo; cannot be conveniently replaced with just any other <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academicguides.waldenu.edu\/writingcenter\/grammar\/prepositions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>preposition<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that might seem suitable like &ldquo;for&rdquo; or &ldquo;on.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, native speakers do not find this expression strange at all, but the case with non-natives is different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-native English language users would easily get caught in the weeds when trying to dissect the grammaticality of this phrase, which is also natural.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The former is equipped with the concept of<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/linguistics.arizona.edu\/user\/noam-chomsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Grammar<\/a><\/strong> (UG) in English, but the latter&rsquo;s UG is embedded in their first language instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/with-that-being-said\/\"><b>That said<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, non-natives are prone to the misperception that &ldquo;to work with you&rdquo; is simply an alternative for &ldquo;to working with you.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly, this is also a more advanced topic in grammar, so do not worry if you haven&rsquo;t fully made sense of this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-yet\/\"><b>yet<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what&rsquo;s the difference between the two then?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>&ldquo;Looking forward to working with you&rdquo; vs. &ldquo;Looking forward to work with you&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17015\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you.jpg\" alt=\"&ldquo;Looking forward to working with you&rdquo; vs. &ldquo;Looking forward to work with you&rdquo;\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you.jpg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-300x169.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-1080x608.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17015 eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201920%201080'%3E%3Crect%20width='1920'%20height='1080'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"&ldquo;Looking forward to working with you&rdquo; vs. &ldquo;Looking forward to work with you&rdquo;\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you.jpg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-735x413.jpg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-335x188.jpg 335w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-347x195.jpg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-520x293.jpg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-vs.-Looking-forward-to-work-with-you-1080x608.jpg 1080w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>As mentioned earlier, &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; is the correct expression to use, as opposed to &ldquo;looking forward to work with you.&rdquo;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/even-more-so-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>Even<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> my grammar checker tool winced at my use of the latter phrase, almost instantly underlining it while I was typing the last line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digression aside, the word &ldquo;work&rdquo; can actually mean a multitude of things and can function either as a noun or verb in sentences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a noun, it can be an activity, a place, or the measure of force exertion according to Physics, which is categorized as &ldquo;uncountable&rdquo; by the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#d8d8d6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">I&rsquo;ve got so much work to do.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-meanwhile\/\"><b>Meanwhile<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the verb &ldquo;to work&rdquo; is the engagement of a person, machine, or any operating system to a task or an activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#d8d8d6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">My laptop doesn&rsquo;t work.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the syntactical perspective, the phrase &ldquo;looking forward to work with you&rdquo; is ungrammatical if the sentence elements are incorrectly grouped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, &ldquo;looking forward to&rdquo; the main verb in its progressive tense, particularly a phrasal type that is already fixed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-per-se\/\"><b>per se<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, just like &ldquo;put on&rdquo; or &ldquo;turn off.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If one is rather perceiving &ldquo;to&rdquo; as part of the phrase &ldquo;to work&rdquo; in the expression being discussed, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-then\/\"><b>then<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that&rsquo;s where we can draw the line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Working&rdquo; is a gerund, a verb added with -ing, acting as a noun, but &ldquo;to work&rdquo; is an infinitive phrase that may act as an adjective, adverb, or noun in a sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While both can be used as nouns, only gerunds can be used as the object of a preposition, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/which-vs-what\/\"><b>which<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is &ldquo;to&rdquo; in the expression being discussed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-thus\/\"><b>Thus<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, these reasons make &ldquo;looking forward to work with you&rdquo; ungrammatical and weird-sounding to the native ears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other commonly misconceived fixed verbal phrases similar to &ldquo;to look forward&rdquo; are &ldquo;to accustom to,&rdquo; &ldquo;to admit to,&rdquo; and &ldquo;to be used to.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, gerunds must be used after these fixed terms rather than infinitives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>When to use the phrase &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17003\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg\" alt=\"When to use the phrase looking forward to working with you\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-720x405.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-735x413.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-335x188.jpeg 335w, 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17003 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg\" alt=\"When to use the phrase looking forward to working with you\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-768x432.jpeg 768w, 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https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-520x293.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/When-to-use-the-phrase-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-now\/\"><b>Now<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that we already have a grasp of the correct structure to use, let&rsquo;s also try to understand the context in which it is applicable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As briefly stated earlier, the usage of &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; most commonly occurs in business-related settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-although\/\"><b>Although<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the phrase can be used in oral exchanges, it is more common to see this in emails and business letters, especially as a closing remark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More precisely, it is used by people who are about to start a new project or job role and want to express anticipation towards the upcoming collaborative work with the new partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#d8d8d6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Thank you for providing me the opportunity to be a part of this project. I am looking forward to working with you soon.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In simple words, using this verbiage generally means <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/that-that\/\"><b>that<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> one is expressing excitement in collaborating with the message recipient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless the language user intends to be sarcastic, the above-mentioned denotation should always be the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17001\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives.jpeg\" alt=\"I am looking forward to working with you Meaning and Alternatives\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-735x1103.jpeg 735w, 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https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-720x1080.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives.jpeg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17001 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives.jpeg\" alt=\"I am looking forward to working with you Meaning and Alternatives\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-735x1103.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-223x335.jpeg 223w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-231x347.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-347x520.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-427x640.jpeg 427w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-512x768.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-640x960.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives-720x1080.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/I-am-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Meaning-and-Alternatives.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>How formal is &ldquo;looking forward to working with you?&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg\" alt=\"How formal is looking forward to working with you\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-720x405.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-735x413.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-335x188.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-347x195.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-520x293.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17005 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg\" alt=\"How formal is looking forward to working with you\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-720x405.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-735x413.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-335x188.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-347x195.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-520x293.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-formal-is-looking-forward-to-working-with-you.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The easiest, also the most objective, way to determine the formality level of this expression is by comparing it to its untruncated version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is, the more complete structure, which is &ldquo;I am looking forward to working with you,&rdquo; is more formal than the ellipted version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that the shortened form is more applicable in oral conversations, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-whereas\/\"><b>whereas<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the complete version is more recommended in writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also noteworthy to say that although this is the case, it doesn&rsquo;t mean that not being able to use &ldquo;I&rdquo; and &ldquo;am&rdquo; would be regarded as rude.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The offensive part happens only when one fails to state this expression where one is expected to do so or when the context requires the use of similar phrases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-since\/\"><b>Since<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I&rsquo;ve just mentioned similar phrases, let&rsquo;s also tackle alternative expressions to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sample Emails with &ldquo;Looking forward to working with you&rdquo;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Below you will find 5 email examples that show you exactly how to use the phrase &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; in an email.<\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Looking forward to working with you: Email Sample 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Jess,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nice to &ldquo;meet&rdquo; you! I am a big fan of your writing and am excited to copy-edit your latest book.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you be available for a call to discuss the project timeline sometime next week?&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking forward to working with you!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alain Brenner<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Looking forward to working with you: Email Sample 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Dr. Gerber,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I gratefully accept your offer of a position as a pediatric nurse at Gerber Family Practice.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the introduction to the role that you gave me at the interview, I think I will fit right in with the practice team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am available to begin work any time after February 18<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking forward to working with you.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hannah Jones<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Looking forward to working with you: Email Sample 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Ms. Maher,<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many thanks for your kind email! It&rsquo;s wonderful to know that I will be working in a school with such supportive and helpful colleagues.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would love to meet up for a coffee before the school year begins; thanks for asking. I will happily pick your brain about everything from how the photocopying system works to what the students are like.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would Wednesday afternoon work for you?&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking forward to working with you in the coming school year.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alana Kirby<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Looking forward to working with you: Email Sample 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mr. Regan,<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many thanks for the opportunity to join Regan and Partners as a Housing Paralegal. As I mentioned in my interview, I hope to establish a career in housing law, and working in the field while I finish my law degree is a great way to get a head start.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am looking forward to working with you and the entire housing team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damien Murphy<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Looking forward to working with you: Email Sample 5<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mrs. Hanson,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I greatly appreciate the offer of a position as a senior receptionist at the Gladwell Hotel and gladly accept the position.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hotel is the epitome of elegance and has everything I have been looking for in a workplace.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking forward to working with you,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jane Gerard<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Alternative Expressions to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17007\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives.jpeg\" alt=\"Looking forward to working with you alternatives\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-720x405.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-735x413.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-335x188.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-347x195.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-520x293.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives.jpeg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17007 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives.jpeg\" alt=\"Looking forward to working with you alternatives\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-720x405.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-735x413.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-335x188.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-347x195.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-520x293.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-alternatives.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Looking forward to working with you&rdquo; is definitely a great verbiage choice in situations requiring one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is most likely the best option since it is widely used and, therefore, free from any possibilities of misconception.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But in case you want to have a variety of options, which is also a really good indicator of language fluency, I&rsquo;ve listed a few other related expressions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>I am excited to work with you<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to express a more casual and personal intent, &ldquo;I am excited to work with you&rdquo; is a simpler alternative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&rsquo;ve noticed, we need to use the infinitive form this time because we&rsquo;re <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-not\/\"><b>not<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using a fixed phrasal verb expression anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, &ldquo;to work with you&rdquo; functions as an adverb, particularly an adjectival complement, that post-modifies &ldquo;excited.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, we should never say &ldquo;I am excited to working with you&rdquo; on the other hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/also-beginning-sentence\/\"><b>Also<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, take note that the use of this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/alternatives-for-in-my-opinion\/\"><b>alternative expression<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conveys personal language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this one is more appropriate for a message recipient that we have a close relationship with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, this expression is less appropriate in the initial contact with a business prospect or superior, as opposed to those we&rsquo;ve already established a bond with like peers.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#d8d8d6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>Hi, John!<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ve just heard that I&rsquo;ll be joining your team next month.<\/p>\n<p>I am excited to work with you and the entire team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The personal tone of the example above will be less likely used by a job seeker who has just been hired by a company unless the relationship is quite close.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>I can&rsquo;t wait to work with you<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another expression that still conveys a personal tonality is &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t wait to work with you.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compared to the previous one, this is a better choice when the purpose is to increase the amount of enthusiasm in the language expression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More enthusiasm means conveying a friendlier tone which is suitable for a message recipient with whom we share a more intimate connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-after-e-g\/\"><b>For example<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we can use it when the receiver is a former classmate who coincidentally got hired in the department you belong with.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#d8d8d6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/oh-my-lanta\/\">Oh my God<\/a><\/strong>, Hailey! I never thought we&rsquo;d see each other again, much less work under the same department.<\/p>\n<p>I can&rsquo;t wait to work with you!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise, the statements above would come across as unprofessional when used under different circumstances, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/such-as-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>such as<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an HR recruiter to a random new employee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>I am eagerly looking forward to working with you<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, if you want to express a strong desire yet stay professional, you may throw in an adverb in &ldquo;looking forward to working with you.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful though, as the subjectivity of adverbs could easily lead to unprecedented misconceptions, which in this case is desperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously enough, we need to pattern the way we use language to the context<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/how-to-use-in-which-in-a-sentence\/\"><b>in which<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is used, as well as the intention of the message sender.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one may conveniently add &ldquo;eagerly&rdquo; when the message recipient has previously shown some sense of warmth in the previous interaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our social acuity can guide us in perceiving and matching the psychological state shown by the other person.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\" style=\"border-color:#d8d8d6;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f0;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p>Thank you very much for allowing a slight delay in my official start date.<\/p>\n<p>As much as I wanted to be part of your reputable organization the soonest time possible, I am also still committed to contractual obligations with my current employer.<\/p>\n<p>Again, I sincerely appreciate the leeway, and I am eagerly looking forward to working with you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Looking forward to collaborating with you<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The definition of &ldquo;collaborate&rdquo; is to work jointly on an activity or project. Saying, &ldquo;looking forward to collaborating with you&rdquo; is therefore essentially synonymous with &ldquo;looking forward to working with you.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, it comes from the Latin <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collaborare<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a combination of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">col-<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (together) and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">laborare<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (to work). This alternative way of informing someone that you are happy to be undertaking a joint project with them is suitable for almost any shared venture.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, the implications of the term &ldquo;collaborating&rdquo; have evolved since it was first coined from its Latin roots.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In business speak, &ldquo;collaborating&rdquo; generally implies two equal partners putting their resources together to produce a product in common. As a result, this phrase is most appropriate when the two parties in question are separate entities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, this isn&rsquo;t a hard and fast rule. If you are going to be working across department lines within a single company, or even with another member of your own team, this expression would still be appropriate.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Example: How to use &ldquo;looking forward to collaborating with you&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mr. Pruitt,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many thanks for your email confirming your interest in working with The Clean Water Co.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your filtration system will easily integrate into our H2Clean product range and will greatly improve their efficiency.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The price point you suggested works on our end and we will send over the contract shortly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope this is the beginning of a long and fruitful partnership and am looking forward to collaborating with you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hannah Abbott&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking forward to working alongside you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike &ldquo;collaborating&rdquo; with someone, which implies two separate entities or individuals coming together in a joint venture, working &ldquo;alongside&rdquo; someone suggests that you are on the same team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common definition of &ldquo;alongside&rdquo; is &ldquo;next to.&rdquo; Saying, &ldquo;working alongside&rdquo; someone might bring to mind two people sitting side-by-side, working on a common problem.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering that a further definition of &ldquo;alongside&rdquo; is &ldquo;together and in cooperation with,&rdquo; that image makes a lot of sense.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you joining a company or institution and are corresponding with a future colleague? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If so, you can use the phrase, &ldquo;looking forward to working alongside you,&rdquo; to express that you look forward to working with them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an aside, if you have previously with a colleague at your new company, you can still opt for the less formal, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/looking-forward-to-seeing-you\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;looking forward to seeing you&rdquo; in business writing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Example: How to use&rdquo;looking forward to working alongside you&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Dr. Harrison,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is just a quick note to say that I was overjoyed to hear that you have returned to Bernhard and Partners.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your expertise, positive outlook, and superb sense of humor always made the working day a far more enjoyable experience.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&rsquo;ll catch you around the office and am looking forward to seeing you and working alongside you again.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diana Gregory&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking forward to a long and fruitful partnership<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking for a way to express your hopes for the success of a collaboration and demonstrate your goodwill toward a future business partner? <\/span><\/p>\n<p>If so, you can close off your correspondence with the line &ldquo;looking forward to a long and fruitful partnership.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initial stages of any cooperative effort between independent individuals or companies can be rocky. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like two athletes playing a team sport together for the first time, you will both have to learn how the other party ticks to be able to run your plays smoothly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to overcome <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/en-in\/growth-strategies\/4-teething-problems-faced-by-young-startups\/277292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the teething process faced by young start-ups<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> working in collaboration is to demonstrate as much good will and readiness to listen and compromise as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>One way to do this is to suggest that you see your relationship as something that will last far into the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showing yourself to be dependable and seriously invested in the outcome of a joint venture will help foster the other party&rsquo;s trust. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Plus, putting it a partner&rsquo;s head that what you have is a long-term gig will likely cause them, whether consciously or not, to invest more heavily in it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>How to use &ldquo;looking forward to a long and fruitful partnership&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mr. Martinez,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many thanks for sending over the signed contracts this morning. We look forward to supplying your company with our signature Blueline Composites.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As discussed, the first shipment should be with you before June 1<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking forward to a long and fruitful partnership between our two companies.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christina Branch<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking forward to tackling this project together<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have been assigned to a new team or have been tasked with a new project, you can sign off an email to a colleague who will be working alongside you with &ldquo;looking forward to tackling this project together.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike many of the other suggestions in this list, which are open-ended and speak of collaboration in general rather than on a specific task, this sign-off refers to cooperation on a specific project. This makes it perfect for a time-limited venture.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you will be working on a project with a new team of colleagues, this line is an ideal way to inform them that you look forward to navigating the task at hand with them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the project in question is particularly difficult, you can motivate your fellow team members by using the term &ldquo;tackling.&rdquo; To tackle something means to make a determined effort to deal with a challenging problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eliciting a sense of determination in those you&rsquo;ll be working with is a great way to inspire them to work hard.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Example: How to use &ldquo;looking forward to tackling this project together&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Jeremy,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I see that we&rsquo;ve both been selected to work on the optimization of the Gara X production line.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given your previous experience as Head of Operations at Selectron and my time working as the production line manager on the ground at GaraRev, I think we&rsquo;ll make a good team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you be able to meet with me on June 18<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to devise a plan for the coming months?&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking forward to tackling this project together!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warm regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gary&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking forward to putting our minds together&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the collaborative project you&rsquo;ll be working on is relatively open-ended, try to avoid time-specific language when expressing your excitement about it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This idiomatic phrase evokes the image of two people <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">literally<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sitting with their heads together while concentrating on a shared problem. However, it also refers to people combining their mental resources and using their shared intelligence to mull over a question.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The continuation of this phrase is generally, &ldquo;&hellip;to see what we come up with,&rdquo; and the expression is often synonymous with brainstorming and the early stages of designing a project&rsquo;s structure.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also often used in relation to the goal-setting stage of a task.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This way of letting someone know that you look forward to seeing what the two of you come up with casts your future partnership in an optimistic light and demonstrates goodwill.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talking about &ldquo;putting our minds together&rdquo; would work particularly well if you are an academic working on a jointly authored research paper. It is also appropriate for engineers in any technologically innovative field.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Example: How to use &ldquo;looking forward to putting our minds together&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Dr. Regan,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been reading your work on postmodern assonance in Sylvia Plath&rsquo;s poems since I was majoring in English at Amherst College.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, naturally, your email suggesting a joint authorship on a paper on <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Stones<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feels like a great honor. The poem has always been among my favorites, and I have long been fascinated by its use of medical symbolism and its harsh portrayal of family life.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I look forward to putting our minds together to consider Plath&rsquo;s devastating words.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warm wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Sandra O&rsquo;Connell<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking forward to exploring this exciting opportunity together<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are embarking on a speculative venture or are looking to break new ground in your professional field, you can tell your collaborators that you look forward to exploring an opportunity together.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every new innovation begins with a novel undertaking. In order to set new limits, you have to take risks. And of course, the more support you have when venturing into the professional unknown, the better.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are writing a company newsletter for investors or are writing an email to a new business partner, emphasizing the forward-looking nature of your endeavor. This will surely excite your reader.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrating your own excitement for a new project in your correspondence about it is infectious. In order to set the stage for success, it is crucial to adopt an optimistic tone.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Example: How to use &ldquo;looking forward to exploring this exciting opportunity together&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mr. Proctor,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many thanks for your recent investment in GeneticReader Inc.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On behalf of our executives and our expert team of engineers, doctors, and IT specialists, I would like to warmly welcome you to the GR family.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will keep you up to date about our novel technology&rsquo;s development via our monthly shareholder newsletter and are always keen to hear your feedback and ideas.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe we are in a unique position to transform DNA testing for public and private use and we look forward to exploring this exciting opportunity together.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warm regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shannon Richards<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking forward to working side by side with you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally speaking, when people feel valued, they perform better. Knowing that our co-workers have faith in our abilities and trust our judgement increases our sense of self-confidence.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to make your colleagues feel that you believe in them, you can highlight the importance of workplace camaraderie.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emphasizing the egalitarian nature of your co-working relationship by talking about working &ldquo;side by side&rdquo; will inspire your colleagues to step up to the plate and do their share of the work.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no better sign-off for empowering those you&rsquo;ll be working with than &ldquo;looking forward to working side by side with you.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Example: How to use &ldquo;looking forward to working side by side with you&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear James,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for reaching out and expressing your interest in joining the fundraising team. We would be so happy to have you on board. Your enthusiasm and drive will surely serve us well and our team is in need some youthful energy!&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking forward to working side by side with you to raise money for some truly worthwhile causes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serena Hardman<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>We are looking forward to joining forces with you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, doing business can feel like waging a war. When you&rsquo;re putting in the grind to get to the top your field, you may feel like you&rsquo;re doing battle.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your company is merging with another, or if you have just entered a new partnership, you can seek to inspire your new collaborators to hit the ground running by saying you &ldquo;look forward to joining forces.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This phrase evokes the image of two armies joining together to do battle against a shared enemy. This expression is particularly appropriate if you are looking to bring a product to market ahead of a competitor or are otherwise in a professional neck-and-neck race.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, you could also use this in a more mellow situation, if you want to emphasize that you and a colleague are a force to be reckoned with. If you have been tasked with a group project at work, you can (facetiously or not) tell your fellow group members that you are &ldquo;looking forward to joining forces&rdquo; with them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h2><strong>I am looking forward to embarking on our new joint venture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embarking on a new, collaborative start-up venture? No matter how regularly you speak to your co-founders, it is still a good idea to express your excitement about your joint endeavor.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because you are sharing not only in the work, but also devising the vision for your business, it is a good idea to foster a sense of excitement about the project.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, if it goes well, you will be sharing in the spoils of your labor too. Establishing a positive and mutually beneficial dynamic from the get-go when starting up a business with a partner is essential for long-term success.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Example: How to use &ldquo;I am looking forward to embarking on our new joint venture&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Harrison,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many thanks for your call earlier today.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your ideas for the launch party were fantastic. I&rsquo;ll speak to Monica about incorporating them and will get back to you with the prospective figures.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&rsquo;m looking forward to embarking on our new joint venture and to working alongside you to exploit this gap in the market.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhiannon<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking forward to doing business with you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have just taken on a new client or signed a partnership deal, you can opt for the formal sign-off &ldquo;looking forward to doing business with you.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the suggested alternatives to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; in this list are most appropriate for intra-company collaborations, which allow for greater informality in correspondence.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If, however, you have just signed a new client and are not personally familiar with its executives, you should keep your tone formal and professional, at least for the time being. Need more advice about formal English? Check out these <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/basic-business-english-vocabulary\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top 30 business English vocabulary terms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have just been sent the signed contracts by a company&rsquo;s legal team, you can write to the representative you have been in contact with and tell them you are &ldquo;looking forward to doing business&rdquo; with them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a polite way to formally acknowledge that the contractual nature of your relationship is now signed and sealed. It is an appropriate and professional way to show a business partner or client that you are entering the arrangement in good faith and with optimism.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>How to use &ldquo;looking forward to doing business with you&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Ms. Morris,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have just received the signed contracts from your legal department. I enjoyed our communication during our provisional negotiation and am looking forward to doing business with you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions or if there is anything else I can help with at this stage, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/please-dont-hesitate-to-contact-me\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">please don&rsquo;t hesitate the contact me<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liam O&rsquo;Grady<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Looking forward to teaming up with you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you prefer to use informal language when discussing working with colleagues, you can use sports terminology.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are plenty of examples of sports language sneaking its way into business speak. For example, we often talk about &ldquo;knocking it out of the park&rdquo; when we&rsquo;ve nailed a pitch.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we&rsquo;re waiting on a response from a colleague, collaborator, client, or third-party organization, we commonly say that &ldquo;the ball is in their court.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And of course, we&rsquo;re all familiar with the term &ldquo;Hail Mary pass,&rdquo; to describe a last-chance attempt to solve a problem. This infamous phrase comes from American Football, and refers to a quarterback attempting a long pass that has a very low chance of success in the final seconds of the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, we commonly refer to teams when talking about groups within a company tasked with working together to achieve a specific result. Generally, &ldquo;teaming up&rdquo; with someone has very positive connotations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team is, by definition, a group of people with a shared goal. By using language that suggests forming a team of one or more other people, you&rsquo;re characterizing all of you as being in it together.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This language encourages people to start bonding from the early days of your working relationship. This sense of sporting camaraderie will certainly help co-workers to support each other when the going gets tough.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Example: How to use &ldquo;looking forward to teaming up with you&rdquo; in an email&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Jane,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been following your business&rsquo;s growth on social media for the past few years.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been extremely impressed with the content you put out, both for yourselves and for the clients you represent.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I look forward to teaming up with you to run PR campaigns. I think our skills will complement each other perfectly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See you on Wednesday at the stakeholder meeting.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shamima Hadid<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Five great ways to respond to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><b>I look forward to working with you too.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>I anticipate we will have a long and mutually beneficial working relationship.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>I am also looking forward getting started on this shared project.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>I am also excited to join forces to tackle this new venture.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>I am also looking forward to our collaboration.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now, before we wrap this up, let us also have a look at a couple of great phrases that you can use after somebody sent you an email or a message including the phrase &ldquo;I am looking forward to working with you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of the five responses given above convey that you share the sender&rsquo;s enthusiasm for your upcoming collaboration. Let us have a look at these responses in some more detail now.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>I look forward to working with you too.&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This simple response to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you,&rdquo; matches the initial statement in its phrasing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a meeting scheduled with your new collaborator to discuss the project at hand, you could also say, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/looking-forward-to-talking-to-you\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;looking forward to talking to you.&rdquo;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this doesn&rsquo;t directly parallel the sentiment expressed by the sender, it makes the same point and carries the same friendly implications.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below is an example of an email showing how you might respond to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you,&rdquo; using the phrase, &ldquo;I look forward to working with you too.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sample email using the phrase, &ldquo;I look forward to working with you too.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Dr. Bronner,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many thanks for sending back the signed contracts and for your enthusiasm about our new partnership.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I look forward to working with you too and can&rsquo;t wait to get started.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&rsquo;ll see you on Thursday at the shareholder meeting.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anna Redknapp&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>I anticipate we will have a long and mutually beneficial working relationship.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think it is important to say more than some variation of &ldquo;so do I,&rdquo; you can opt for this formal response to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telling a new collaborator that you think you are at the beginning of a long and mutually beneficial partnership will certainly make a good impression.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some people worry about appearing too enthusiastic or coming on too strong, there is no need to hesitate to express that you are optimistic about the future of a collaboration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, as long as you are using formal and professional language, demonstrating excitement about cooperating with a partner, colleague, or external organization is good practice.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&rsquo;s an example of how to write a formal response email to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you.&rdquo;<\/span><br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sample email using the phrase &ldquo;I anticipate we will have a long and mutually beneficial working relationship&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Miss Abraham,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many thanks for your quick response. I appreciate the dedication you have shown to establishing this collaboration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I anticipate we will have a long and mutually beneficial working relationship.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kind regards,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hans Corrigan&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>I am also looking forward getting started on this shared project.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are working on a specific task with a group of colleagues, you will probably be encouraged to maintain regular communication throughout the course of your collaboration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a co-worker gets in touch to let you know they are looking forward to getting started on a shared project, you can tell them you are also looking forward to getting started.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a sample email showing how to respond to a colleague saying, &ldquo;looking forward to working with you.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sample email using the phrase, &ldquo;I am also looking forward to getting started on this shared project&rdquo;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Jeremy,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for getting in touch about Project B, Task 2.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From what I can see, it looks fairly manageable. Would you be happy to meet for a coffee tomorrow morning to establish a schedule for our team moving forward?&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like you, I am also looking forward to getting started on this shared project.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warm wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greta Almas<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>I am also excited to join forces to tackle this new venture.&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are starting up a new company with a business partner, you can express that you are also excited to work on managing your new company by saying you are excited to join forces.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the phrase &ldquo;tackle this new venture&rdquo; makes the work ahead of you sound exciting and challenging. Most people who go into business are competitive, and most competitive people enjoy a challenge.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encouraging your collaborators to view the challenges facing your joint start-up as opponents to be overcome will get their fighting spirit into gear.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is an example of how you could respond to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; if you want to motivate your collaborators.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sample email using the phrase &ldquo;I am also excited to join forces to tackle this new venture&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Hannes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks for expressing your enthusiastic and optimistic feelings about our start-up&rsquo;s potential. I am also excited to join forces to tackle this new venture.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&rsquo;ll speak to you on Thursday at 1pm on Zoom.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>I am also looking forward to this collaboration.&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This simple statement would work as a response to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; under almost any circumstances.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are responding to a co-worker about inter-company cooperation or are writing to a company you are collaborating with on a single product launch, this is an entirely appropriate answer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&rsquo;s an example of an all-purpose response to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sample email using the phrase &ldquo;I am also looking forward to this collaboration&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-box-grey\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Mr. Tierney,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i>&nbsp;\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for your email confirming your interest in working together on the soundtrack for David Heaney&rsquo;s film, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Forest Girls<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your expertise as a sound engineer come highly praised and I am excited to see what results our combined efforts yield.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like you, I am also looking forward to this collaboration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best wishes,&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gregory Pierce&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Frequently Asked Questions on &ldquo;Looking Forward to Working With You&rdquo;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>How do we use &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; in emails?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use this line in expressing our anticipation or excitement towards working with a new partner, such as when joining a company, a team, or a new project. This phrase is most commonly used as a closing remark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>How can I reply to &ldquo;looking forward to working with you?&rdquo;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simplest response to this would be &ldquo;I&rsquo;m also looking forward to working with you.&rdquo; But, the response may also vary depending on the flow of the conversation and context. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a newly-hired employee could say &ldquo;Thank you very much for this opportunity,&rdquo; whereas an employer might say &ldquo;Welcome to the company.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>What is a synonym of &ldquo;looking forward to working with you?&rdquo;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way to express this phrase is by saying &ldquo;I am excited to be part of the team,&rdquo; &ldquo;I am eagerly looking forward to our collaboration,&rdquo; or &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t wait to start working with you.&rdquo; Of course, we need to match the tonality of the expression with the context. In order to do that, always consider your relationship with the person, the mode of communication used, and the overall content of the message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17009\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion.jpeg\" alt=\"Looking forward to working with you Conclusion\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-720x405.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-735x413.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-335x188.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-347x195.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-520x293.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion.jpeg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17009 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion.jpeg\" alt=\"Looking forward to working with you Conclusion\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-720x405.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-320x180.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-735x413.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-335x188.jpeg 335w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-347x195.jpeg 347w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-520x293.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-640x360.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Looking-forward-to-working-with-you-Conclusion.jpeg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expressions like &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; play an integral role <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?s=especially\"><b>especially<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in business correspondence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although such an expression may seem to be quite overused, particularly if you work as a recruiter, its communicative function is crucial in building relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/comma-before-or-after-thus\/\"><b>Thus<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, use it whenever necessary and never forget to consider the overall context in deciding which specific tonality is the most appropriate.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We often notice the phrase &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; in business-related discourses. But, what does it exactly mean? And, is it even grammatically correct? I&rsquo;ve covered the subtleties behind this topic in detail, so keep scrolling down to understand more. &nbsp; Is the phrase &ldquo;looking forward to working with you&rdquo; grammatically correct? 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