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Power Automate Scheduled Flow Run earlier in the specified recurrence time.

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Posted on by aclalu 8
Hi ,
 
I have a flow that runs every 5 minutes but there are times that it runs earlier than the scheduled time.
How to fix this issue?
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    eetuRobo 4,535 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    If you actually open those flow runs you probably find out that the flow has only started one second earlier than the scheduled time.


    If it is important that the flow does not run even a second earlier I would just add 5 second delay to make sure that the actions run after the scheduled time.

    Or you could add Delay until -action that delays until the scheduled time. That's gonna need bit more complex expression than the hard coded delay though
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    trice602 16,239 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi,
     
    For better performance, if it is critical not to fire a few seconds early, change to the lowest frequency - seconds.  If you are still seeing issues with this, adjust to 305 seconds to add your buffer.
     
     
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