Snooze your messages

You can't currently snooze a message in classic Outlook, but you can do it in new Outlook or Outlook for the web.

1. Open Microsoft365.com, then open the Outlook app there.

2. In Outlook for the web, open a message and on the Home tab, select  Snooze.

3. Pick a date and time, or select Choose a date.

4. Select  Custom time and set a date and time.

   Tip: While the Time field in Custom time may show 30-minute increments, you can select the field and type your own increment.

(After you snooze a message, you'll see a Snoozed folder in folder list in both the web and desktop versions of Outlook.)

Use Snooze in new Outlook​​​​​​​ to hide a message and bring it back at another time or date. 

1. Select a message and choose   Snooze.

2. Pick a date and time, or select Choose a date.

3. Select  Custom time and set a date and time.

(After you snooze a message, a Snoozed folder is added to your folder list.)

Use Snooze in Outlook on the web to hide a message and bring it back at another time or date. 

1. Open a message, and on the Home tab, select  Snooze.

2. Pick a date and time, or select Choose a date.

3. Select  Custom time and set a date and time.

(After you snooze a message, a Snoozed folder is added to your folder list.) 

Use Snooze in Outlook for Mac to hide a message and bring it back at another time or date. 

1. Select a message and choose   Snooze.

2. Pick a date and time or select Choose a date.

3. Choose a date and time and select OK.

(After you snooze a message, a Snoozed folder is added to your folder list.)