# Sequence Settings, Shorter Delay Options for Sequences Steps

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/sequence-settings-shorter-delay-options-for-sequences-steps/60923>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** sequences\
**Created:** [July 13, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/sequence-settings-shorter-delay-options-for-sequences-steps/60923 "2022-07-13T19:12:20Z")\
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Right now, Sequence settings will only apply to the subsequent follow-up steps.

> After adding steps to your sequence, you can edit the sequence settings, including the follow-up email send times and default task creation times. These settings only apply to the emails and tasks that execute after the first step in your sequence.

1) Please make the first Sequence step apply to the first Sequence Step  
This issue requires of a workaround of the user adding an initial “dummy” task, followed by an automated email that _is_ subject to the Sequence Settings, however, you can’t have the automated email sent out immediately. Instead, we are limited by one day (see screenshot).  
2) Please allow for a shorter delays for subsequent steps, including a delay of zero (immediate action)

 ![664718_1_Screen Shot 2022-07-13 at 1.08.02 PM.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/9/3/93d29fd0adf872572bc9842af50a0e7f6d01b975.png)

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