The action of temporarily removing an email from the inbox achieves a deferred visibility. The message is hidden and then reappears at a later, user-defined time. For instance, if a user receives an email requiring action to be taken next week, the user might postpone its appearance in the inbox until that specified future time.
This deferral functionality allows for better inbox management and prioritization. By eliminating immediate reminders of tasks that cannot be addressed immediately, attention can be focused on current, actionable items. Historically, individuals would manually flag emails or use separate task management systems to achieve a similar result; however, the integrated snooze feature streamlines this process within the email application itself.
