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Wix Automations: Adding a Delay in Automations

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  • Adding a delay
  • FAQs
Add a time buffer between steps in your automation flow. For example, if your trigger is 'Customer abandons a cart' and your action is 'Send an email', you would want to delay the automation by sending this after a certain amount of time has passed.

Adding a delay

  1. Create a new automation or edit an existing automation.
  2. Click to add a step.
  3. Click Delay.
  4. Choose how to set up your delay under Select delay type:
    • Wait for specified period: Click the up and down arrows (or enter a number in the text box) and click the drop-down to choose between days, hours, and minutes.
    • Wait until scheduled date: Set specific date and time or click Customize to use formula field to build your expression. 
Screenshot of the wait until scheduled date panel configuration settings.

FAQs

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