# Snoozing

Snoozing temporarily hides a conversation until a specific time, then brings it back to your Inbox. Use it to defer emails you can't deal with right now without losing track of them.

## How to snooze

1. Select a conversation
2. Click the **clock icon** in the toolbar, or press <kbd>⌘/Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>J</kbd>
3. Pick a time

{% hint style="info" %}
You can also snooze by swiping a conversation (configurable in **Settings** > **Preferences** > **Swipes**), or by opening the command bar with <kbd>⌘/Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd> and typing "snooze".
{% endhint %}

## What snoozing affects

Snoozing removes conversations from your **Inbox** and **Team inboxes** only. Snoozed conversations remain visible in:

* **Assigned to me**
* **Assigned to others**
* **All** mailbox
* Label mailboxes
* Search results

{% hint style="info" %}
To hide snoozed conversations from **Assigned to me** or other folders, apply the **Not snoozed** filter at the top of the conversation list.
{% endhint %}

## Preset times

Missive offers several quick options:

| Option          | When it unsnoozes    |
| --------------- | -------------------- |
| **Later today** | In 3 hours           |
| **Afternoon**   | Today at 1:00 PM     |
| **Evening**     | Today at 7:00 PM     |
| **Tomorrow**    | Tomorrow at 8:00 AM  |
| **Weekend**     | Saturday at 10:00 AM |
| **Next week**   | Monday at 8:00 AM    |

You can also snooze for a relative duration:

* In X minutes/hours/days
* In X weekdays/weeks/months

Or pick any date and time from the calendar.

### Natural language

Type times naturally in the command bar, like "next Tuesday at 3pm" or "in 2 hours". Missive interprets your input and shows matching options.

## Snooze options

### Discard snooze if someone replies

When enabled, the snooze is cancelled if someone replies to the conversation before the snooze time. Useful for follow-up reminders where you only want to be reminded if you don't hear back.

### Leave in Inbox

By default, snoozed conversations are removed from your Inbox until the snooze time. Enable this option to keep the conversation visible in your Inbox while still getting reminded at the snooze time.

### Snooze for me vs everyone

In shared conversations, you can choose who the snooze applies to:

* **Snooze for me** — Only you are reminded when the snooze ends. The conversation returns to your Inbox.
* **Snooze for everyone** — All participants are reminded. The conversation returns to the Team inbox.

## Finding snoozed conversations

Snoozed conversations appear in the **Snoozed** mailbox. To access it:

1. Click **+ More**
2. Select **Snoozed**

Snoozed conversations also appear in the **Calendar** view on their scheduled date.

## Discard snooze

To cancel a snooze and bring the conversation back immediately:

1. Select the snoozed conversation
2. Press <kbd>⌘/Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>J</kbd>, or
3. Open the snooze menu and click **Discard snooze**

## Customizing snooze times

Customize the default times and enable additional options:

1. Go to **Settings** > **Preferences** > **Snoozes**
2. Adjust the times for each preset
3. Enable or disable options you don't use

You can also add custom time slots like "Early morning" or "Late afternoon" with your preferred times.

## Snoozing with rules

Use [Rules](/docs/advanced-features/rules.md) to automatically snooze conversations based on conditions. For example, snooze low-priority emails until the end of the day, or snooze messages received outside business hours until the next morning.

## See also

* [Scheduling drafts](/docs/core-features/conversations/drafts.md#scheduling-drafts) — Send Later and auto follow-up options


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