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English for the Daily Standup

Heart racing when your turn comes in the daily? The format never changes: yesterday, today, blockers. Learn these skeleton phrases and you'll never freeze at 9 a.m. again.

Key phrases

Yesterday I finished the login page.
The "yesterday" part: "Yesterday I…" + a past verb (finished, fixed, reviewed).
Today I'm working on the API integration.
The "today" part: "Today I'm working on…" + your task.
I'm blocked — I'm waiting for the designs.
"Blocked" is THE standup word. Name the blocker and what you're waiting for.
No blockers on my side.
Nothing blocking you? This closes your turn in two seconds.
I'll pick up the next ticket.
"Pick up" = take a task from the board.
Can we take this offline?
Means "let's discuss it after the meeting" — keeps the standup short.
Quick question before we wrap up.
"Wrap up" = finish. Squeeze in a question before the end.

Tip: The daily has a fixed skeleton: "Yesterday… Today… No blockers." Three sentences, ten seconds — practice it out loud once and the scariest meeting of the day becomes routine.

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