What Wait does
Wait pauses a run, then continues on its own. No one has to do anything. Use it to space things out, like sending a follow-up email two days after an order, or checking on a delivery the morning it's due.
Set it up
- Wait: Choose For a length of time or Until a date and time.
- How long: For a length of time, enter a number and a unit:
30m(minutes),2h(hours),3d(days), or1w(weeks). You can also use decimals, like1.5h. A number on its own counts as days. - Until: For a date and time. It uses your own time zone, from the computer you set it up on. If a run reaches the step after that time, it continues right away.
Then add its way out, when the wait is over, and drag it to the next step. A Wait step has only this one way out.
How exact it is
Skidle checks waits once a minute, so a run continues within about a minute of its time. The wait starts when the run reaches the Wait step, not when the workflow started.
If Skidle can't continue a run, the run stays on the Wait step and isn't tried again.
Change a workflow while runs are waiting
A run that's already waiting finishes on the version of the workflow it started on. If you publish a new wait time, it only affects runs that reach the step afterward.
Wait inside other steps
Some steps that wait for a person, like Chat, can also have an After a length of time way out. It's taken if no one has acted by then. Use it for reminders, or to give the work to someone else. To add one, go to Ways out, click Add, then choose After a length of time. Enter the time the same way: 30m, 2h, 3d, or 1w.