> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.yuko.so/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Time Delay & Exit > Pause a workflow for minutes, hours or days, optionally until a time of day or chosen weekdays, and understand how every path ends at an Exit node. **Where to find this:** Inside any workflow, click the **+** on a connecting line → **Add Node** → **Timing** → **Time Delay** ## Time Delay A **Time Delay** node holds each customer for a set time before they move on to the next step. In the picker it's described as: *"The workflow will wait for this duration before moving to the next step."* ### Settings | Setting | What it does | | - | - | | **Duration** | How long to wait. Must be at least 1. | | **Unit** | **Minute(s)**, **Hour(s)** or **Day(s)** | | **Set a delay until a specific time of day** | After the duration, wait until a set **Time** in a chosen **Time Zone**. Only available with **Day(s)**. | | **Set a delay until chosen day(s) of the week** | After the duration, wait until one of the weekdays you select. Pick at least one day. Only available with **Day(s)**. | ### Setup Click the **+** where you want the pause, then choose **Time Delay**. Enter a **Duration** and pick the **Unit**, for example *3* **Day(s)**. With **Day(s)** selected, turn on **Set a delay until a specific time of day** and choose the **Time** and **Time Zone**. You can also turn on **Set a delay until chosen day(s) of the week** and select the days. Save the panel. The node on the canvas shows the delay. ### When to use * **Space out messages:** Send Email → Time Delay 3 Day(s) → WhatsApp. * **Give a coupon time to work:** Coupon → Send Email → Time Delay 5 Day(s) → reminder email. * **Send at a friendly hour:** Time Delay 1 Day(s) until 10:00 in your store's time zone. ## Exit Every path in a workflow ends at an **Exit** node: *"The automation will stop here."* Yuko adds Exit nodes for you, including one at the end of each **If / Else** branch. There's nothing to configure. When a customer reaches Exit, their subscriber status in [Analytics](/workflows/analytics) becomes **Completed**. ## How it works 1. A customer reaches the Time Delay node and their status stays **In Progress**. 2. Yuko waits for the duration, then, if set, until the next matching time of day or weekday. 3. The customer moves to the next node. 4. At the end of the path they reach Exit and are marked **Completed**. ## Best practices **Avoid back-to-back messages.** Put a Time Delay between two sends on different channels, so customers don't get an email and a WhatsApp in the same minute. **Use a time of day for multi-day delays.** "1 Day(s) until 10:00" lands in inboxes in the morning instead of whenever the trigger happened. **Remember re-entry.** If re-entry is allowed, a customer can be in the workflow more than once at the same time, each waiting separately. ## FAQs No. Use **Day(s)** (for example 14 days for two weeks). There's no option to wait until a calendar date. **Set a delay until a specific time of day** and the weekday option only work when the unit is **Day(s)**. No. Exit has no settings. It simply ends the path. Yes. Add an **If / Else** node after the Time Delay. See [Triggers & Conditions](/workflows/triggers-and-conditions). ## Related A step-by-step example from blank canvas to a Live workflow. Events that start a workflow, filters, re-entry and If / Else. Send Email, Coupon, Points Credit and Points Debit. Pause a workflow and end it cleanly. Send WhatsApp templates through any of 13 providers. Subscribers, timelines, failures and email performance. Talk to our team for personalised setup help. **Time:** 30 minutes Visit our support hub for help articles, live chat and ticket submission. Documentation across loyalty, referrals, memberships and more. Add Yuko to your Shopify store from the Shopify App Store. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.