Delay sending a particular email in Outlook.I will guide you through the steps and show how to get this power mailing tool send your messages later. Sending a delayed email in Outlook can be your career saving tool. But, oh no, you need to leave the office for several hours and won't be able to send the email at the right time. It may be better to do it after the lunch when the client is in the best mood free from thoughts about food. Suppose you need to deliver an offer to a grumpy customer. If you can send personal or business messages at an appropriate time, you have got what it takes. Scheduling emails or delaying them is one of those clever features to make you a real correspondence pro. You can save hours on most of the mailing tasks using Outlook. In today's competitive world good timing can win you a dream contract or a long-awaited promotion. The steps below are for Outlook 2016, they will also work for other versions of Office. Besides learning to delay messages, you'll find links to some helpful 3 rd party add-ins for scheduling reoccurring emails. In this article I'm going to tell you how scheduling Outlook emails can improve your time management skills.