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# Sender's Schedule Explained

> How working hours keep LinkedIn activity looking natural, and how to set them.

LinkedIn discourages automation, so looking human is key to keeping an account safe. GrowthxAI Outreach never runs a sender around the clock. Each sender only works during its **working hours**, in its own timezone.

## What is the sender's schedule?

The schedule sets the days and times when a sender can carry out sequence steps, such as profile views, invitations, messages and emails, and run imports.

* By default, every sender works **Monday–Friday, 09:00–18:00**, with weekends off.
* Every action is given a **random time** within the window, so nothing goes out on a round minute or in a burst.
* The start and end of each day's window also vary by a few minutes.
* A day with no working hours has a daily limit of **0**.

## How to change the schedule

1. Go to **Senders** and open the sender.
2. Open the **Schedule** tab.
3. Choose the **Timezone**. The page shows the sender's current local time so you can check it.
4. For each day, set it to **Off** or add one or more time windows with **+ Add window**.
5. Click **Copy Monday to Tue–Fri** to repeat Monday's hours on the other weekdays.
6. Click **Save**.

**Changes apply from the next planning run**, which happens nightly. To plan the rest of today straight away, click **Plan now** on the sender's Overview tab.

<Note>
  Only **Owners** and **Managers** can change a sender's schedule.
</Note>

## Mailboxes have their own schedule

A mailbox is a sender in its own right, with its own working hours, even when it belongs to a LinkedIn sender. Email at 07:00 is unremarkable; a LinkedIn invitation at 07:00 is less so, so it is worth setting them differently.

## Best practices

* Match the sender's **real working hours and timezone**.
* Keep weekends off, unless the account owner really works then.
* Keep the timezone consistent with the **proxy country**. If they don't match, the Schedule tab shows a warning.

## Aligning sequences with the schedule

Each sequence has a **Use sender schedule** toggle in its top bar. It's on by default, which means sequence steps only run inside each sender's working hours. Leave it on.

## Troubleshooting common issues

**1. "Nothing queued" on the sender page**

* Actions are only planned while the sender is **Connected**. Tomorrow's actions are filled in by the nightly planner.

✅ **Solution:** Check the sender's status. If it's Connected, click **Plan now** or wait for the next planning run.

**2. The schedule won't save**

* Windows can't overlap, times must be in HH:MM format, and each window must start before it ends.

✅ **Solution:** Fix the day named in the error message and save again.

**3. Actions are running at unexpected times**

* The timezone is probably wrong.

✅ **Solution:** Check the **Timezone** on the Schedule tab against the account owner's real location.

## Related articles

* [Smart Limits & Account Safety](/getting-started/platform-overview/smart-limits-and-account-safety)
* [Sender Profiles](/senders/sender-profiles)
* [Why Is There a Delay Between Actions?](/sequences/sequence-troubleshooting/why-is-there-a-delay-between-actions)