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You can delay the delivery of an individual message by having it held in the Outbox for a specified time after you click Send.

Select a tab option below for the version of Outlook you're using. What version of Outlook do I have?

Note: If the steps under this New Outlook tab don't work, you may not be using new Outlook for Windows yet. Select the Classic Outlook tab and follow those steps instead.

Schedule a message for later in new Outlook

Note: This feature is not available for IMAP or POP accounts. 

  1. While composing a message, select the dropdown next to Send and select Schedule send.

  2. Select one of the default options, then select Send or choose a custom time and then select Send.  

  3. After you select Send, the message remains in the Draft folder until the delivery time.

Send the message immediately in new Outlook

If you decide later that you want to send the message immediately, do the following: 

  1. Switch to the Draft folder.

  2. Open the scheduled message and select the Edit pencil icon. 

  3. Select Send Now.

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