Is the following sentence a set phrase?


> 本日はお忙しいところ、ありがとうございます

A book I'm learning from translates this sentence as 'thank you for taking
time out of your busy schedule today'

Is the first part a set phrase or is it just an elaborate translation? (As an
aside I feel like it would make more literal sense with の rather than は)




I agree. It's an elaborate translation and it's a good way of putting it.
Literally it simply says

[code]

    "Today + (at a) busy time + thank you."
    
[/code]

I also think it's a set phrase given that it's very common in emails and
business correspondence.




I agree. It's an elaborate translation and it's a good way of putting it.
Literally it simply says

[code]

    "Today + (at a) busy time + thank you."
    
[/code]

I also think it's a set phrase given that it's very common in emails and
business correspondence.

