Would like to have Automator carry out a timed task

Does anyone know how to create an Automator workflow that carries out a command after a designated time period? For example, I would like to have Automator quit Mail after one hour of inactivity. It seems all Automator tasks need to be initiated manually.

A simple Applescript can carry out a function after a delay:
delay (3600)
tell application "Mail" to quit
If you mean it to be able to detect when Mail hasn't had any actual activity for an hour, I doubt this is possible.

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