Adding a Send Delay to outgoing emails on the New Outlook

Anonymous
2023-10-04T13:36:08+00:00

Hello!

On the "Old version" of Outlook, it was relatively straightforward to add a send delay of, for example, 1 minute to outgoing emails, where the email is automatically stored in "Outgoing messages" for 1 minute before it is sent to the recipient. During this time you could make any changes to the email - re-read it, check and correct potential typos, etc. This could be done via a custom rule.

However, in the "New Outlook", this functionality appears to be removed. I was able to find an option to "Undo Send" for 10 seconds after send-out, however, 10 seconds isn't a lot of time.

Is it possible to add a send-delay to outgoing email in the "New Outlook" or was this functionality removed from the software?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-07-02T18:15:43+00:00

    I continue to be astonished that this thread has NEVER had a single response from Microsoft.    There must be a better way of getting their attention.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-06-18T13:53:55+00:00

    Steps to Delay Emails by 1 Minute via Outlook Rules

    1. Open Outlook and go to the "File" tab.
    2. Click on “Manage Rules & Alerts.”
    3. In the Rules and Alerts dialog, click "New Rule."
    4. Under “Start from a blank rule”, choose:
      • “Apply rule on messages I send” under Start from a blank rule.
    5. Click Next, and don’t select any conditions (click Next again, confirm with Yes).
    6. In the Actions list, check “defer delivery by a number of minutes.”
    7. In the lower box:
      • Click the underlined "a number of" link.
      • Enter 1 and click OK.
    8. Click Next, optionally set any exceptions, or just click Next again.
    9. Give the rule a name, like "Delay 1 Minute", and make sure “Turn on this rule” is checked.
    10. Click Finish, then OK to save.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-28T11:32:02+00:00

    I hope this feature will be included soon. I am remaining with the old outlook because the new one doesn't have this feature.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-15T01:47:54+00:00

    I need this feature to use the new outlook - I recommend this feature to many of my neurodiverse staff.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-04-19T14:27:04+00:00

    Thank you for clarification that this valuable feature has disappeared with new Outlook.

    Like many others I'll have to go back to old Outlook after being compelled to new Outlook by multiple messages and buggy behavior of late....

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