With a busy inbox, relying on memory alone just doesn’t work.

The good news is that Gmail already gives you tools to help you follow up at the right time.

In this guide, you’ll learn everything about Gmail follow ups.

How to Do Follow Up on Gmail

Gmail gives you a few built-in ways to help you stay on top of replies and move conversations forward.

📣 Enable Gmail’s Follow-Up Suggestions (Nudges)

Gmail has a smart feature called Nudges that automatically reminds you of emails you haven’t replied to or might need a follow-up. When Gmail detects a message that hasn’t had a response in a while, it brings it back to the top of your inbox with a suggestion like “Sent 3 days ago. Follow up?”

Here’s how to turn Nudges on:

1. Open Gmail on your computer.
2. Click the gear icon in the top-right corner.
3. Select See all settings.
4. In the General tab, scroll down to Nudges.
5. Check both boxes:
   • Suggest emails to reply to
   • Suggest emails to follow up on
6. Scroll down and Save Changes.

⏰ Use Snooze to Remind Yourself Later

If you want more control over when a particular email should come back to your attention, Gmail’s Snooze feature temporarily removes an email from your inbox and brings it back at a later time or date you choose.

To Snooze an email:

1. Open Gmail (web or mobile app).
2. Find the message you want to follow up on.
3. Hover over it (or tap the three dots on mobile).
4. Click the clock icon or Snooze option.
5. Choose a preset time (Today, Tomorrow, Next Week) or pick a custom date and time.

The email will disappear from your inbox and reappear at the moment you selected — just when you need it. I

✅ Turn Emails into Google Tasks

Another way to remind yourself to follow up is by turning an email into a task in Google Tasks. This works well if you like keeping your reminders in a dedicated to-do list alongside your other priorities.

1. Open the email you want to follow up on.
2. Click the three-dot menu above the message.
3. Select Add to Tasks.
4. In Google Tasks, set a due date/time for your follow-up.

How to Automate Gmail Follow-Ups: Noota

What if you could automate those follow-ups and still keep your voice and context intact? That’s where Noota steps in:

• Context-based draft creation: Noota tracks action items and decisions from meetings, calls, emails and notes — then uses that context to create draft follow-up emails for Gmail.
• Timely reminders tied to tasks: Noota can surface when it’s time to check in with someone — for example, after a deadline you discussed in a meeting — so your follow-ups happen at the right moment.
• Drafts you control: These automated follow-ups aren’t sent without you seeing them first. Noota generates a draft in Gmail that you can edit, personalize, and send when you’re ready — so you keep your tone and intent intact.

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