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title: "Online Booking lead time"
slug: "online-booking-lead-time"
updated: 2026-06-19T01:42:33Z
published: 2026-06-19T01:42:33Z
canonical: "support.bookingtimes.com/online-booking-lead-time"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Online booking lead time

You are able to set up a specific booking lead time, so you can determine how much notice you'd like before new online bookings can be made.

There are several places that this can be configured - at a global **business** level**,** and then also at a **service** and **staff member** level. If only the business level is set, this lead team will be applied as the default to services and staff member lead times.

If they are different, the staff member's booking lead time takes precedence for non-course bookings, then the service, then the business level lead time.

## Business level booking lead time

### Steps

1. Navigate to **Setup** > **System Settings** > **Business Detail**
2. Select the **Bookings** tab

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/6926c75e-9b20-4216-bf9f-d7ca1df9c74f/Images/Documentation/image%28572%29.png)

1. Under **Booking Lead Time** select your desired timeframe
2. Click **Save**

**![](https://cdn.document360.io/6926c75e-9b20-4216-bf9f-d7ca1df9c74f/Images/Documentation/Business%20detail%20-%20booking%20lead%20time.png)**

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## Service or course level booking lead time

### Steps

1. Navigate to **Setup** > **Bookings > Services >** select **Service (**stay on **Service** tab**)**
2. Under **Booking Lead Time** select your desired timeframe
3. Click **Save** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6926c75e-9b20-4216-bf9f-d7ca1df9c74f/Images/Documentation/image-WGERZUO5.png)

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## Staff member level booking lead time

### Steps

1. Navigate to **Setup** > **Accounts & Security > Staff & Admins** (or the terminology set up for your system)
2. Select **Staff member (**stay on **Staff** tab**)**
3. Under **Booking Lead Time** select your desired timeframe
4. Click **Save** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6926c75e-9b20-4216-bf9f-d7ca1df9c74f/Images/Documentation/image-XS8C4J1J.png)