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If you are a team with members across different timezones, then this problem is probably even more common and you might not even realise it's happening. How many times have you used this or had a co-worker say this to you? We are all guilty of checking Slack at night at some point (or having co-workers who are night-owls), but that does not mean that the rest of the team should suffer. I can schedule a follow up at the same time I'm sending the initial requests. That way I know that John will get a reminder about this, but I also don't have to set a reminder in my calendar or have it on my mind that I need to send him a message. schedule hey John, could you send me that contract if it's ready? in 2 hours While Slack is built on the idea of quick communication, there are plenty of times where it makes more sense to delay a message than to send it straight away.Īs an example - say I wanted to remind John to send me a contract, but give him a couple of hours to finalise everything, I could send something like: Why you should be delaying some of your Slack messages You can see a list of what formats are available for quick scheduling here. Using the /schedule command with these extra fields it's even faster to delay your message send in Slack. /schedule good morning everyone tomorrow./schedule here's the meeting link at 2pm.You can also use extra parameters with the /schedule command to send delayed messages even faster. Pro-tip: Send delayed Slack messages even faster Here's a video demo of how to set up delayed Slack messages: You can read more about how to use the Advanced message scheduler here. Using the /schedule command alone will bring up the Advanced Scheduler, which allows you to send messages for a certain timezone or even recurring messages. Now that Slack Scheduler is installed, the /schedule slash command can be used by anyone in your team to send messages to any channel or direct user. The set up should take you less than a minute, and after that, anyone on your team will have the ability to send delayed messages! Your messages will be sent from your own profile (not a bot) and it's easy to delete or see them at any time. In this guide, I am going to show you how you can use the free trial of Slack Scheduler to send delayed messages in Slack.