# Delay between emails

To enhance deliverability and minimize the risk of being flagged as spam, it's essential to configure a delay between sending emails.

Mail Rocket offers options to customize the delay between emails for each campaign.

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### How to set up Delay between emails

* Go to extensions -> **Mail Rocket: Mail Merge For Gmail** -> **Create Mail Merge**

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* Click on the checkbox to enable "**Delay between emails**", then set the delay in seconds.

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Mail Rocket supports **up to 60 seconds** delay between emails
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### **Benefits of Setting a Delay**

* **Optimized Deliverability:** Spacing out email delivery helps avoid overwhelming recipient servers and improves overall deliverability rates.
* **Reduced Spam Risk:** By sending emails at intervals, you reduce the likelihood of triggering spam filters or being marked as spam by recipient email providers.


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