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Add a delay in logic apps \| Microsoft Docs	Overview of the delay and delay-until actions, and how to use them with an Azure logic app.			jeffhollan	erikre		connectors	915f48bf-3bd8-4656-be73-91a941d0afcd	logic-apps	na	article	na	na	07/18/2016	jehollan

Get started with the delay and delay-until actions

By using the delay and "delay-until" actions, you can complete workflow scenarios.

For example, you can:

Wait until a weekday to send a status update over email.
Delay the workflow until an HTTP call has time to finish before resuming and retrieving the result.

To get started using the delay action in a logic app, see Create a logic app.

Use the delay actions

An action is an operation that is carried out by the workflow that is defined in a logic app. Learn more about actions.

Here’s an example sequence of how to use a delay step in a logic app:

After adding a trigger, click New Step to add an action.
Search for delay to bring up the delay actions. In this example, we will select Delay.
Complete any of the action properties to configure the delay.
Click Save to publish and activate the logic app.

The recurrence trigger has the following properties that can be configured.

This action delays the run for a certain time interval. A * means that it is a required field.

Display name	Property name	Description
Count*	count	The number of time units to delay
Unit*	unit	The unit of time: `Second`, `Minute`, `Hour`, or `Day`

This action delays the run until a specified date/time. A * means that it is a required field.

Now, try out the platform and create a logic app. You can explore the other available connectors in logic apps by looking at our APIs list.