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[CIRCLE-19876] Document scheduled workflow delays
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jekyll/_cci2/faq.md

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### Can workflows be scheduled to run at a specific time of day?
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Yes, for the CircleCI hosted application. For example, to run a workflow at 4 PM use `"0 16 * * *"` as the value for the `cron:` key. Times are interpreted in the UTC time zone. Next on the roadmap is to enable scheduled workflows in an installable CircleCI release.
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Yes, for the CircleCI hosted application. For example, to run a workflow at 4 PM use `"0 16 * * *"` as the value for the `cron:` key. Times are interpreted in the UTC time zone.
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### What time zone is used for schedules?
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jekyll/_cci2/workflows.md

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In the example below, the `nightly` workflow is configured to run every day at 12:00am UTC. The `cron` key is specified using POSIX `crontab` syntax, see the [crontab man page](https://www.unix.com/man-page/POSIX/1posix/crontab/) for `cron` syntax basics. The workflow will be run on the `master` and `beta` branches.
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**Note:** Scheduled workflows may be delayed by up to 15 minutes. This is done to maintain reliability during busy times such as 12:00am UTC. Scheduled workflows should not assume they are started with to-the-minute accuracy.
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```yaml
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workflows:
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version: 2

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