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LinkedIn reply timing: when to send, how fast to answer, when to move on

What the public evidence says about the best day to send, why being around to answer matters more than the day, and how to measure your own reply curve so you know when to let the next step go out.

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What's inside

  • Day of week and time of day: what the published data shows
  • How fast to answer, and why it matters more than when you send
  • When to stop waiting and let the next step go out
  • A timing checklist for your own sequence

How it was put together

Built on published evidence (LinkedIn's own InMail data and Reachium's 2026 benchmarks), with the rest labelled as reasoning or a rule of thumb. How to measure your own reply curve is described step by step.

The longer write-up is on the blog: How to Increase Your LinkedIn Reply Rate (Practical Strategies That Work).

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