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# Wait For

> Hold contacts until a specific day of the week and time of day before they proceed in the workflow.

The Wait For node pauses contacts until a specific day-and-time window is reached. Use it to ensure actions like email sends, Slack messages, or webhook calls happen at optimal times — for example, weekday mornings in the recipient's local timezone.

## Configuration

### Days of the week

Select one or more days when contacts are allowed to proceed. All seven days are enabled by default. Narrow the selection to control delivery timing — for example, select only Monday through Friday for business-hours workflows.

### Time of day

Choose one of two time modes:

| Mode        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **At**      | Contacts proceed at an exact time (e.g., 9:00 AM). All contacts pass through simultaneously.                                                                                                       |
| **Between** | Contacts proceed at a random time within a window (e.g., 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM). The system distributes contacts evenly across the window to reduce sending spikes and improve email deliverability. |

<Tip>
  Use the **Between** mode for email-heavy workflows. Random distribution across a time window prevents large batches of emails from being sent at the exact same second, which can trigger spam filters or cause deliverability issues.
</Tip>

### Timezone

Choose how timezones are handled:

| Option                                 | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Recipient's timezone with fallback** | Uses the contact's local timezone when available. If the contact's timezone is unknown, falls back to a default timezone you specify. This ensures every recipient receives the message at the same local time (e.g., 9:00 AM in their timezone). |
| **Custom timezone**                    | Applies a single fixed timezone to all contacts (e.g., `America/New_York`). Use this when the timing is tied to your team's schedule or a specific event rather than the recipient's location.                                                    |

## Behavior

* Contacts are held at the node until **both** the day-of-week and time-of-day conditions are satisfied.
* If a contact enters the node after the configured time window on a valid day, they are held until the **next** valid day and time.
* If a contact enters the node on a day that is not selected, they are held until the next selected day at the configured time.
* In **Between** mode, each contact is assigned a random time within the window. The randomization happens per-contact, not per-workflow-run.
* If the workflow is [paused](/product-docs/workflows/pausing-and-resuming), the timer does not count down. Contacts resume waiting when the workflow is reactivated.

## Comparison with other delay nodes

| Node                                                                               | Waits for                      | Duration                                     |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| [Wait Until Condition Met](/product-docs/workflows/nodes/wait-until-condition-met) | A condition to become true     | Indefinite — until condition is met          |
| **Wait For**                                                                       | A specific day and time        | Until the next matching day/time window      |
| [Time Delay](/product-docs/workflows/nodes/time-delay)                             | A fixed amount of time to pass | Exact duration (minutes, hours, days, weeks) |

## Use cases

* **Weekday morning email delivery** — wait until 9:00 AM on weekdays (recipient's local timezone) before sending a nurture email
* **Smoothed campaign sends** — wait between 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM to distribute a large email send across a 30-minute window
* **Team-aligned Slack alerts** — wait until Monday at 8:00 AM EST before posting a weekly summary to a sales channel
* **Event reminders** — wait until the day before an event at 3:00 PM (recipient's timezone) to send a reminder