Not at this time for me vs Im not interested

Both phrases convey a similar meaning but are used in different contexts. 'Not at this time for me' is more polite and can be used when declining an offer or request without completely shutting it down. 'I'm not interested' is more direct and commonly used when expressing a lack of interest in something.

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Not at this time for me

This phrase is correct and can be used when politely declining an offer or request.

This phrase is used to politely decline an offer or request without completely shutting it down. It implies that the timing may not be right at the moment.

Examples:

Thank you for the invitation, but not at this time for me.
I appreciate the opportunity, but not at this time for me.

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Not at this time, Your Honor.
Not at this time, your Honor.
Not at this time, Your Honor, no.
Not at this time, Dr. Quirke.
In answer to your last question: no, not at this time.
Not at this time. Bug #142049 is currently posted and tracking this exact issue.
Unfortunately, I'm not at liberty to give you any more information at this time.
I'm not at liberty to discuss our interest at this time, but I'd appreciate your cooperation.
- I'm not at liberty to go into any details of the investigation at this time.
Not at this time, but best guess is they're heading for the Somali coast.
Not at this time. I'm sorry.
We're not at liberty to disclose what is in our report at this time.
We're not at liberty to say at this time.
We see no reason at this time for meeting these demands.
It is particularly important that we do not lose sight of that fact - certainly not at this time.
We would never have achieved this multi-faceted protection for citizens, at least not at this time, if Parliament had not taken the initiative itself.
4.3.6 The Committee does not at this time intend to comment on the Commission's proposals in any more detail, since the initial response should come from the social partners, as autonomous agents.
I think that this question should have been asked at a different time today, namely when we discuss Mr Barroso's statement, and not at this time.
Not at this time. We will continue researching this and when the time comes for a great library for PGP and/ or GnuPG implementation, we will look at including this then.
People only come here at this time for two reasons:

Alternatives:

Not right now for me
Maybe later
I'll have to pass for now
I'll have to decline at this time
I'm unable to commit at this time

Im not interested

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a lack of interest in something.

'I'm not interested' is a direct way to convey that you have no interest in a particular offer, opportunity, or topic.

Examples:

I'm not interested in joining the club.
Thanks for the information, but I'm not interested.

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Send Free Request Letter to the family Dear family, I'm so excited to know you, and Im so interested to learn the English language and know the way you live, and to know so much about your culture and everything about you.
Im not sure why, or where youre going.
I im not going out with Jim.
Im not sure if i should start again. I just need to know.
It feels solid in the air and does what you tell it to do. Being EN B im not worried about the next collapse.
As I use the word friend throughout this message, Im not referring to immediate family members, such as a spouse, parent or child.
Im not sure what it is.
Im not big on the 88 lines, but if you are playing and its hitting you can definitely make a killing on this game.
Ive never had to call upon live help, so Im not sure what theyre like.
Im not going to beg you to do what Youve already promised.
I realize Im not writing this message to that kind of people.
I'm not interested in the world.
The court is not interested in such witnesses.
I'm not interested in another...
You're not interested in baubles.
Family and friends were not interested.

Alternatives:

I'm not keen on it
It doesn't appeal to me
I'm not into that
That's not for me
I'll pass on that

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Not at this time for me vs Im not interested