# Workflow delay based on sales activity

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-delay-based-on-sales-activity/128293>\
**Category:** Lists, Lead Scoring & Workflows\
**Tags:** workflows\
**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-delay-based-on-sales-activity/128293 "2025-03-19T20:45:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![nbrown](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nbrown/32/29892_2.png) [@nbrown](https://community.hubspot.com/u/nbrown)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-delay-based-on-sales-activity/128293/1 "2025-03-19T20:45:13Z")

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Is there a way in an email campaign workflow to not have an email to a contact delayed (for say three days) if that contact was sent a sales email in last two 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 20, 2025, 5:16am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-delay-based-on-sales-activity/128293/2 "2025-03-20T05:16:27Z")

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Hi @nbrown,

Sure, using and AND/OR branch:

 ![](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/0/8/08bba4d303529b02323471119507f10c9fab57c8.png)

Best regards

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**Author:** ![nbrown](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nbrown/32/29892_2.png) [@nbrown](https://community.hubspot.com/u/nbrown)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-delay-based-on-sales-activity/128293/3 "2025-03-21T16:53:28Z")

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Thanks - I dont see a ‘Any Activity’ as a contact property - do you know why?:

 ![nbrown_0-1742575590103.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/3/1/312fda267dbbd0236c9f88f2bf2a620af40a30d9.png)

I want to actually have the email delay for three days if there is a sales email sent in the last three days. Would this work? I cant select a specific activity though.

 ![nbrown_1-1742575955035.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/4/4/442e0e46505340ad349cdd056f2b5e3cd290f79b.png)

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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 21, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-delay-based-on-sales-activity/128293/4 "2025-03-21T16:55:46Z")

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@nbrown you need to change the ‘Filtering on’ drop-down from contact to activity in the left sidebar to access activities (your first screenshot).

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**Author:** ![nbrown](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nbrown/32/29892_2.png) [@nbrown](https://community.hubspot.com/u/nbrown)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-delay-based-on-sales-activity/128293/5 "2025-03-21T17:05:19Z")

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or this

 ![nbrown_2-1742576711208.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/b/6/b69e35fdc2e383add7b8575501325a0ac1745194.png)

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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 21, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-delay-based-on-sales-activity/128293/6 "2025-03-21T17:08:46Z")

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@nbrown yes, virtually the same 🙂

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**Author:** ![nbrown](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nbrown/32/29892_2.png) [@nbrown](https://community.hubspot.com/u/nbrown)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/workflow-delay-based-on-sales-activity/128293/7 "2025-03-21T17:36:48Z")

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New way to ask the question - In a marketing email workflow, I want any marketing email in the workflow to delay for 2 days for any contact that a sales team member has reached out to in the last three days. Example - I don’t want an automated email to be sent to a contact if a sales member reached out to them the day before. I was going to set up a branch to delay for 2 days if a sales email was sent in the last three days, but if the salesperson happens to reach out to the contact again 2 days after the delay, the contact will still get the marketing email a day after a sales email (correct?). How can I set up the campaign workflow to prevent automated emails from sending if a salesperson recently reached out to a contact?