How to Change the Time on a Scheduled Facebook Post

You’ve perfectly crafted a Facebook post, scheduled it for next week, and then… something changes. A new trend pops up, your campaign timeline shifts, or you analyze your data and realize you picked a less-than-ideal time. Don’t worry, changing your post’s scheduled time is simple and fast. This guide will walk you through exactly how to reschedule a Facebook post, putting you back in full control of your content calendar.

Why You Might Need to Reschedule a Facebook Post

In social media marketing, flexibility is everything. A set-and-forget strategy rarely works because the digital landscape is constantly evolving. Being able to pivot and adjust your content schedule is not just a nice-to-have skill, it’s a necessary one. Here are a few common scenarios where rescheduling becomes essential for a smart social media strategy:

• Breaking News &, Trends: Something significant happens in your industry or the world. You might want to pause promotional content and post something relevant to the conversation. Or maybe a fun new meme format takes off, and you want to jump on it while it's still hot, which means shuffling your existing content.
• Campaign &, Launch Updates: Product launch dates move, event details change, or a promotional timeline gets adjusted. Your social media schedule needs to reflect these business changes instantly to avoid confusing your audience or sharing outdated information.
• Optimizing for Peak Engagement: Perhaps you scheduled a post for a time you thought was good, but a quick look at your Facebook Insights reveals your audience is actually most active a few hours later. Rescheduling your most important content to match these peak times can dramatically increase its reach and engagement.
• Spotting an Error: It happens to the best of us. You schedule a post and later realize there’s a typo, an incorrect link, or a missing tag. While editing, it's the perfect opportunity to double-check the timing and reschedule it for maximum impact.
• Maintaining Content Balance: After laying out your calendar, you might notice you've scheduled two very similar posts too close together, or you've created an unintentional content gap on a certain day. Rescheduling allows you to spread out your content for a more balanced and consistent feed.

Being agile and responsive is what separates good social media managers from great ones. Knowing how to quickly change the time on a scheduled post is a fundamental part of that agility.

How to Find and Change Your Scheduled Posts

Facebook has centralized most of its professional tools into the Meta Business Suite. This is where you'll find, edit, and reschedule all of your planned content for both Facebook and Instagram. The process is fairly similar whether you’re on a desktop computer or using the mobile app.

On a Desktop Browser (Using Meta Business Suite)

The desktop interface gives you the most screen real estate and is often the easiest way to manage your entire content calendar. The calendar view, in particular, makes visualizing your schedule a breeze.

Here’s the step-by-step process:

1. Navigate to Meta Business Suite: Open your web browser and go to business.facebook.com. Make sure you are logged into the correct Facebook account associated with your Page.
2. Click on "Planner": On the left-hand navigation menu, you should see an option labeled “Planner.” Click it. This will open up a visual calendar showing all of your published and scheduled posts for Facebook and Instagram.
3. Locate the Scheduled Post: Go to the date your post is scheduled for. You’ll see a preview of the post right on the calendar. You can view your schedule by week or month.
4. Open the Editing Options: Hover over the post you want to change and click the three horizontal dots (...) that appear.
5. Select "Reschedule Post": From the dropdown menu, choose the “Reschedule Post” option. A pop-up window will appear with the date and time settings.
6. Choose Your New Date and Time: Simply select the new date and time you want your post to go live. Pro-tip: Meta Business Suite may show you "Active Times" based on your audience's past activity, which can be a huge help in picking the best slot.
7. Click "Reschedule": Once you’ve selected the new time, click the blue “Reschedule” button. That’s it! Your post will be saved and moved to the new time slot in your planner.

On the Meta Business Suite Mobile App

Managing your social accounts on the go is often a necessity. Thankfully, the Meta Business Suite mobile app is quite powerful and makes rescheduling easy from anywhere.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Open the App: Launch the Meta Business Suite app on your iOS or Android device.
2. Tap the "Content" Tab: At the bottom of the screen, you'll see a navigation bar. Tap on the "Content" icon (it often looks like a stack of papers).
3. Filter for Scheduled Posts: At the top of the Content screen, you'll see several filter options like "Published," "Scheduled," and "Drafts." Tap on “Scheduled” to view only the content you’ve planned ahead.
4. Find Your Post: Scroll through the list to find the post you want to change. Tap on the three dots (...) next to the post preview.
5. Choose "Reschedule Post": A menu will slide up from the bottom of the screen. Tap on “Reschedule Post.”
6. Set the New Time: You’ll be taken to a new screen where you can adjust the date and time. Once you have it set, tap the “Update” or “Reschedule” button in the top right corner.

Your post is now officially rescheduled and will publish at the new time you’ve selected.

Advanced Tips for Strategic Rescheduling

Changing the time of a post is a simple technical task. But when you reschedule it to is a strategic decision. Here are some pro tips to help you make smarter scheduling choices.

1. Let Your Analytics Be Your Guide

Don't just guess when your audience is online - know for sure. Meta Business Suite has built-in analytics that show you when your followers are most active.

• In Business Suite, go to Insights >, Audience.
• Here, you'll find data and graphs showing the days of the week and times of day your followers are most engaged.
• Use this data to inform your rescheduling decisions. If a big announcement is scheduled for 9 AM but your audience peaks at 7 PM, moving the post time could yield much better results.

2. The Calendar Drag-and-Drop Trick

If you're using the "Planner" on a desktop, you have a powerful shortcut. Instead of clicking the three dots and going through the reschedule menu, you can often just click and drag your post from one day to another on the calendar. This is incredibly efficient if you’re reorganizing multiple pieces of content.

3. Consider Your Entire Content Ecosystem

Rescheduling one post doesn't happen in a vacuum. Before you move it, take a quick glance at your content calendar and ask yourself a few questions:

• Does the new time conflict with another post scheduled on Facebook or another platform?
• Does it create too large of a content gap on the day it was originally scheduled?
• Does the new timing still make sense with the rest of the week's planned content theme?

A smart reschedule considers the entire flow of content, not just a single post. This bird's-eye view prevents you from creating new problems while solving an old one.

4. Stay Aware of Real-World Context

Effective social media management involves being tuned into the world around you. Before you reschedule a post to a new day or time, do a quick mental check. Is there a major holiday? A significant news event unfolding? A cultural moment that might make your fun, lighthearted promotional post feel tone-deaf?

Aligning your schedule with - or at least staying aware of - real-world context makes your brand feel more human, relevant, and connected.

Final Thoughts

Knowing how to reschedule a Facebook post is a small but powerful skill that gives you complete command over your content strategy. Whether you're adapting to live events, optimizing for engagement, or simply correcting a mistake, the ability to adjust your schedule on the fly is essential for modern social media management.

While Facebook's native tools get the job done, we know firsthand that juggling multiple platforms in different tabs can get chaotic. We built Postbase to bring simplicity and clarity back to social media management. Our visual content calendar shows you everything at a glance, and rescheduling is as intuitive as dragging and dropping a post to a new time slot - not just for Facebook, but for TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, and all your accounts. It's the seamless workflow we always wanted for ourselves.