# The customer keeps saying “later” · The timeline is only a preference

All stories are fictional. They do not describe specific people, companies or projects. Any resemblance is coincidental.

After two demos, the buyer says the solution is useful and asks to 'revisit it next quarter'. No event or consequence has been discussed.

## Where we could start

I would avoid manufacturing urgency and instead clarify the business impact and whether the opportunity should be actively pursued or revisited later.

## What you would have

A buying-context summary distinguishing real urgency from a tentative preference.

## Participants

The customer’s business owner, the current contact and whoever can describe relevant deadlines.

## Roles and decisions

Only the customer can establish a genuine critical event; I help test its relevance.

## Factual experience, separate from the fictional story



[A real deadline or milestone exists](https://apiperson.com/sales/sales-buying-context-urgency/event/)

[The timeline is only a preference](https://apiperson.com/sales/sales-buying-context-urgency/vague/)

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