Programmatically delayed transmission of communications includes receiving a request to transmit a communication to two or more recipients from a device associated with a sender. Determining that the request is received outside of active hours of the sender. In response to determining that the request is received outside of the active hours of the sender computing a respective delivery time based on one or more availability criteria including at least one of a user status or active hours of the recipient for each recipient of the two or more recipients. The communication is transmitted to each recipient of the two or more recipients based on the respective delivery time.