Portuguese Phrase
Posso remarcar para mais tarde?
Meaning
A polite request asking if an appointment, class, or meeting can be moved to a later time. It conveys respect for the other person’s schedule while expressing the speaker’s need to change the original plan.
When to use
Use this phrase when you need to change the time of a scheduled event—whether it’s a work meeting, a language class, a doctor’s appointment, or a social gathering—and you want to sound courteous.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Possoremarcarparamaistarde?
Posso (poder)
First‑person singular present of the modal verb poder, used to ask permission or make a polite request.
remarcar
A regular -ar verb meaning ‘to reschedule’ or ‘to change the date/time of an appointment’.
para
Preposition that introduces the purpose or destination of the action, here ‘for’.
mais tarde
Adverbial phrase meaning ‘later’; commonly used to refer to a later time in the same day or a future moment.
🗨In Conversation
Posso remarcar para mais tarde?
Can I reschedule for later?
Claro, que horas seria melhor para você?
Sure, what time would be better for you?
✕Common Mistakes
Pode remarcar para mais tarde?
‘Pode’ is third‑person singular; you need the first‑person form ‘posso’ when asking for your own permission.
Posso marcar para mais tarde?
‘Marcar’ only means ‘to schedule’; to change an existing schedule you need ‘remarcar’.
↔Alternatives
Podemos marcar para outro horário?
Can we set it for another time?
Será que podemos adiar para mais tarde?
Could we postpone it to later?
Posso mudar o horário para mais tarde?
Can I change the time to later?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, using ‘posso’ shows politeness and respect for the other person’s agenda. It’s common to follow up with a specific time (e.g., ‘às 15h’) to make the rescheduling concrete. Avoid sounding abrupt; a friendly tone and a brief apology (e.g., ‘Desculpe o incômodo…’) are appreciated.