ところを (tokoro-wo): Although you are; at a time when
～ところを (tokoro-wo)
Meaning
Although you are; at a time when
Formation and usage
V／adjective + ところを
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.
Explanation
Often thanks or apologizes for imposing on someone in a particular situation; it can also mean catching someone in the act.
Examples
お忙しいところを、会議にお越しいただきありがとうございます。
Thank you for coming to the meeting despite your busy schedule.
お忙しいところを、試験にお越しいただきありがとうございます。
Thank you for coming to the exam despite your busy schedule.
お忙しいところを、研修にお越しいただきありがとうございます。
Thank you for coming to the training session despite your busy schedule.
お忙しいところを、発表会にお越しいただきありがとうございます。
Thank you for coming to the presentation event despite your busy schedule.
お忙しいところを、面接にお越しいただきありがとうございます。
Thank you for coming to the interview despite your busy schedule.
How related patterns differ
のもとで sets an environment or guidance; を込めて puts feeling into an action. ところを often acknowledges imposing on a busy person; 手前 creates an obligation from one's position or words. もそこそこに hurries through something, while なりに recognizes one's own capacity.