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# Have a Flow Wait Before Completing an Action Examples

Learn four ways you can configure a flow to pause and resume based on specific events or timing.

- **[Wait Until a Single Event Occurs Example](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_examples_simple.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create a flow that sends an email after waiting for a specific event to occur, such as waiting one day after a contract is activated before sending a feedback request.
- **[Send Reminders After Waiting for One of Several Possible Events Example](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_examples_parallel.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create a flow that sends reminders before an account renews or a contract ends.
- **[Send Reminders After Waiting for an Event Example](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_examples_looping.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create a flow that sends multiple reminders after waiting for several time-based events, such as two weeks and one week before a contract ends.
- **[Create Tasks After Waiting for a Platform Event Example](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_examples_platformevent.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create a flow that automates your supply ordering by pausing your flow until a platform event confirms shipment, then create a follow-up installation task for the next day.

#### See Also

- [Wait for Conditions Element](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_for_conditions.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Resume a flow interview after specific conditions are met. Each wait configuration that you define in a flow has optional wait conditions. At run time, these conditions determine whether the flow waits for the associated resume event.")
- [Wait for Amount of Time Element](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_for_amount_of_time.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Resume a flow interview after a specific amount of time.")
- [Wait Until Date Element](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_elements_wait_until_date.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Resume a flow at a specific date and time.")