# How to avoid the delay while sending an e-mail with sequence

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-delay-while-sending-an-e-mail-with-sequence/80820>\
**Category:** Lists, Lead Scoring & Workflows\
**Tags:** enterprise\
**Created:** [May 9, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-delay-while-sending-an-e-mail-with-sequence/80820 "2023-05-09T11:32:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MGur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MGur](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MGur)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-delay-while-sending-an-e-mail-with-sequence/80820/1 "2023-05-09T11:32:09Z")

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Hello,

I have workflows that are attached with sequences. So the idea is I have an automated email whenever a prospect fills up our form in our website, they get an email. So weird thing is one of the sequences always add 3 hours delay before it sends an email, I have tried with other sequences I have in the workflow and there the messages are sent instantly, and when I check the options section on the sequences, they seem to be identical, any clue? Thanks!

 ![MGur_0-1683631911472.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/2X/0/06e84a26eb7a8207d88f5b6ddfd9208e64413a86.png)

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**Author:** ![MGur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MGur](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MGur)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-delay-while-sending-an-e-mail-with-sequence/80820/2 "2023-05-30T14:08:32Z")

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Solved it, my colleague reached to his maximum sequence for a day

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**Author:** ![MGur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MGur](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MGur)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-delay-while-sending-an-e-mail-with-sequence/80820/3 "2023-05-09T13:38:03Z")

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did you just chatgpt my question lol

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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:** [May 9, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/how-to-avoid-the-delay-while-sending-an-e-mail-with-sequence/80820/4 "2023-05-09T13:39:21Z")

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It looks like that, @MGur, thanks for calling it out.