All the best is a way of wishing someone well when you say goodbye, especially if you won't see each other for a long time. It's also a common way to end an email or message before your name. The tone is warm but not too personal: it suits colleagues, acquaintances and friends.
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All the best, + name (end of email); all the best with/for + noun; all the best to + person; wish someone all the best
- Thanks again for your help with the project. All the best, Anna
- It was great working with you, and I wish you all the best in Canada.
- All the best with your exams next week. I'm sure you'll do well.
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First versionAll the best to your new job, and keep in touch!
RevisionAll the best with your new job, and keep in touch!
Use to when you send the wish to a person: All the best to you and your family. When you wish someone success with a task or an event, you need with or for: all the best with your new job, all the best for the future. For a new place someone is moving to, use in: all the best in Canada.
Kind regards is a neutral business sign-off; you can write it even to a client you don't know. All the best sounds warmer and a bit more personal, for people you already know. Compare: Kind regards, Anna Smith in a reply to a client's enquiry and All the best, Anna in an email to a former colleague.
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Hi Tom, thanks so much for the photos from our trip, they're brilliant! ___, Kate
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All the best — The email is friendly: it starts with Hi Tom and says thank you for photos from a trip you took together, so the warm All the best fits. Yours faithfully is a strict sign-off for a formal letter to someone you don't know, one that starts with Dear Sir or Madam; you don't write it to a friend.
A colleague is leaving for another company. Write them a goodbye message: thank them for something specific and end with a wish using all the best.
Thanks for helping me prepare for my first client presentation last spring. All the best with your new job!
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