I am not available at this time. vs I am unavailable at the time.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'I am not available at this time.' is more commonly used and sounds more natural in everyday conversations. 'I am unavailable at the time.' is also correct but may sound a bit formal or less common in casual situations.

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I am not available at this time.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to inform someone that you are not able to be reached or contacted during a specific period.

Examples:

I am not available at this time because I have a meeting.
Sorry, I am not available at this time. Can we reschedule?
Please leave a message as I am not available at this time.

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I am not available at this time.
I am not available At the moment, please leave a mess...
From this moment on, I am not available any more, neither personally nor on the phone.
Mohinder Suresh, I am not available.
I am not available.
I am not available.
But I am still not available.
And, by the way, Luke, I am totally not available.
My former partners, my friends and especially my wife (to whom I am extremely grateful) have always known that I am definitely not available on Sunday afternoons.
Nonetheless, with so many areas to look after inside the hotel, unfortunately, I am not always available to do the tours, but I feel confident to entrust my guests into the capable hands of our guide team.
I'll be in Belize when this post goes live. That's why there is no Instagram crochet roundup this week... I am just not here and available to do it. However, those posts will resume next Sunday.
Trying my applications on Raspberry PI3 where Federico mounted Marshmallow I am aware that if BT is not available on the device the app crashed.
Mr Sutton, I am Professor Stahlman's personal assistant, not a typist, and I'm not available for borrowing.
Answer by: Accommodation Owner Nov 112013 Bandeira, I am sorry that our other apartment located in the same building was not available for the time of your stay.
I am quite happy to say that I would willingly vote in favour of this resolution but I believe it is absolutely impossible to express an opinion when the amendments are not available in all languages.
I am therefore sure that nobody in this House wants to claim that this money is not available.
I am most annoyed that interpreting is not available!
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This data was not available before.
Mobile user is not available at the moment...
This dedicated TRANSEC algorithm is not available to implementing industry.

Alternatives:

I am not free at this time.
I am occupied at the moment.
I am busy right now.
I am currently unavailable.
I am unable to take your call at this time.

I am unavailable at the time.

This phrase is correct but may sound slightly formal or less common in casual situations.

This phrase can also be used to indicate that you are not able to be reached or contacted during a specific period, but it may sound more formal or less commonly used.

Examples:

I am unavailable at the time of the meeting.
She is unavailable at the time, so we will have to wait.
Due to a prior commitment, I am unavailable at the time.

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I am unavailable at the time.
I am both awesome and unavailable at the same time.
But in case these resources are unavailable at this moment, I am going to repeat here the most vital details on the telekinetic motion. #I2.
I'm kind of unavailable at the moment.
Unfortunately, the Guardian is unavailable at this time.
I'm sorry, the Doctor's unavailable at the moment.
In contrast to the other trace elements molybdenum is unavailable at neutral pH.
Like other legal anabolic supplement, DBalMax too is unavailable at GNC, Amazon and WalMart.
The printer may not exist or is unavailable at this time.
This page is unavailable at the moment.
The editors were either out or unavailable at those times.
is unavailable at this time. Please try again later.
As we require a signature for all orders, delivery to P.O Boxes and APO/FPO addresses are unavailable at this time.
The credit card data used for booking will be automatically unavailable at the end of the stay.
He borrowed some books at the state hospital for this course which were unavailable at Depauw.
Before contacting the Support Service Please make sure that the answer to your question is unavailable at: FAQ (Frequently asked questions).
With both listing for substantially more than $1,000 and generally unavailable at any kind of discount, I was quite reluctant to buy either without an initial hearing.
Please make sure that the answer to your question is unavailable at:
Even if two locations become unavailable at the same time, your entire backup will not be endangered.
I am as unavailable to you as is your own president.
I am afraid that Sandra is my personal assistant and is therefore unavailable as a consort.

Alternatives:

I am not available at this time.
I am currently unavailable.
I am unable to take your call at this time.
I am occupied at the moment.
I am busy right now.

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