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# Delay

> Wait before running connected post-call blocks.

Use **Delay** to wait before running the connected post-call blocks. It schedules the rest of that path for later; it does not pause the live conversation.

## Configure the delay

1. Connect the post-call path to Delay.
2. In **Time Delayed For**, enter a whole number or select an available variable that resolves to one.
3. Choose **Minutes**, **Hours**, or **Days**. The duration must be at least one minute.
4. Connect Delay to every post-call block that should run after the wait.

<Info>
  The wait starts when the post-call path reaches Delay. If Delay is the first post-call block, its duration is counted from the end of the call.
</Info>

## Build the delayed path

The delayed path retains the call's available variables, so later blocks can use information collected during the call. For example, place Delay before [Send SMS](/blocks/communication-blocks/send-sms) to send a follow-up message the next day.

Two Delay blocks cannot connect directly to each other. Set one Delay to the total wait required before its connected blocks run.