Wait

Wait This task will wait for a specific amount of time before executing.  This is an automatic task executed by the system with no user interaction.

General Settings
More information on general workflow task settings can be found here:
Workflow Tasks

Edit
Opens the configuration settings for this task.

Fixed Duration
Select if you want the task to wait for a specific amount of time. This can be defined in Minutes, Hours, Days or Years.

Calculated from Index Data Field
Select if you want the task to wait until a specific date defined by the index field chosen from the drop-down box. In addition it is possible to specify a variation from this date. For example if the index field contains the Contract expiry date, then a variation of -30 could be set, which would wait until 30 days before the contract expires.