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Delay Step

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Delay Step

Delay step to pause workflow execution. Place BEFORE channel steps.

Common Patterns

  • 1–2 hours before reminders.
  • 24 hours before follow-up emails.
  • 5–10 minutes between push and email for urgent notifications.

See Also

  • step-conditions.md — common pattern: skip a delay (and the steps after it) when an earlier In-App was already read
  • digest-step.md — when batching is the right tool instead of a fixed delay