# Delays in workflows

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/delays-in-workflows/33091>\
**Category:** Email Marketing Tool\
**Tags:** professional\
**Created:** [March 12, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/delays-in-workflows/33091 "2021-03-12T14:35:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SvanWijngaarden](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/svanwijngaarden/32/81360_2.png) [@SvanWijngaarden](https://community.hubspot.com/u/SvanWijngaarden)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/delays-in-workflows/33091/1 "2021-03-12T14:35:33Z")

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When creating a workflow with delays for lets say reminder e-mails. Are those delays adding up or do they all count from the initial trigger? So let’s say I want to remind a recipient every 15 days that they have to fill out a form. Do I set the second reminder to 15 days, or 30 days?

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/delays-in-workflows/33091/2 "2021-03-12T15:35:03Z")

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Hi @SvanWijngaarden,

Delays are always added to previous delays. They are not counted from the beginning.

For example, the following workflow would send the second email two days after a contact was enrolled.

Enrollment → 1 day delay → Send email 1 → 1 day delay → Send email 2

The workflow below would set a property value 5 days after enrollment and send an email 15 days after enrollment.

Enrollment → 5 day delay → Set property value → 10 day delay → Send email 1

Best regards!