We have all hit the Send button a little too soon, and then wished we could somehow retrieve the message.

If you create a rule in Outlook that delays sending all email by 2 minutes, you can simply delete the message from your Outbox if you make a mistake.  Here’s how:

1. File tab / Manage Rules and Alerts
2. New Rule
3. Start from a blank rule / Apply on messages I send
4. Don’t select anything in the Select Conditions window.  When you hit OK, it will warn you that the rule will affect all messages, which is OK.
5. In the Select Actions window, select defer delivery by number of minutes.
6. In the lower part of the window, click a number of, and fill in the number you want.
7. Give the rule a name, if you like, and click Finish.

If you want to include a way to bypass the rule, in case you want to send something immediately, just include an exception. When you get to the exception window, select except if the subject or body contains specific words, and then click the lower part of the window to select a symbol.  I use an exclamation point. If I want to bypass the 2-minute delay and send something immediately, I just start the subject with an exclamation point.