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# What Service Time should you choose?

Recommendation about the Stop Duration (Service Time) to choose to get the best route optimization results

To get the most accurate route that is very well optimized for your needs, you need to choose the service time ("Time at Stop" in the app) correctly. As a Service Time may vary, it will change the overall route time and the time you arrive at each stop. The wrong service time has an especially dramatic effect on those stops that have time windows. Service Time (time on a stop) depends on the type of delivery (or business you are in). Please check the recommended service type down below:

| Business                                                             | Recommended Service Time |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Documents Delivery                                                   | 5 minutes                |
| Good Delivery, Delivery from On-line Store (Small Box/Package, etc.) | 10 minutes               |
| Clothe Delivery (If customer wants to try it out)                    | 20 minutes               |
| Delivery of Big Boxes/Packages (Furniture, etc.)                     | 40 minutes               |

Please choose Service Time correctly to make the most of the route optimization.

{% hint style="info" %}
The default time at stop for new stops is 5 minutes. To change it, tap the first button under "Route Settings" (below the stop list) and set "Time at Stop". To change it for one stop, open the stop and set "Time at Stop"; "Apply to All Stops" uses the same time for every unfinished stop of the route. [Read more](/v3/guides/understanding-stop-settings.md#time-at-stop-service-time-stop-duration)
{% endhint %}