diff --git a/lib/graphql/job/acquire.js b/lib/graphql/job/acquire.js
index cef4276..aaf7039 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/job/acquire.js
+++ b/lib/graphql/job/acquire.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var __generator = (this && this.__generator) || function (thisArg, body) {
 };
 exports.__esModule = true;
 var graphql_1 = require("graphql");
+var sequelize_1 = require("sequelize");
 function AcquireJobDefinition(graphqlTypes, models) {
     var _this = this;
     return {
@@ -50,25 +51,31 @@ function AcquireJobDefinition(graphqlTypes, models) {
         },
         resolve: function (source, args, context) { return __awaiter(_this, void 0, void 0, function () {
             var transaction, job;
-            return __generator(this, function (_a) {
-                switch (_a.label) {
+            var _a, _b;
+            return __generator(this, function (_c) {
+                switch (_c.label) {
                     case 0: return [4 /*yield*/, models.sequelize.transaction()];
                     case 1:
-                        transaction = _a.sent();
+                        transaction = _c.sent();
                         return [4 /*yield*/, models.job.findOne({
-                                where: {
-                                    type: args.typeList,
-                                    status: 'queued'
-                                },
+                                where: (_a = {
+                                        type: args.typeList,
+                                        status: 'queued'
+                                    },
+                                    _a[sequelize_1.Op.or] = [
+                                        { startAfter: null },
+                                        { startAfter: (_b = {}, _b[sequelize_1.Op.lt] = new Date(), _b) }
+                                    ],
+                                    _a),
                                 order: [['id', 'ASC']],
                                 transaction: transaction
                             })];
                     case 2:
-                        job = _a.sent();
+                        job = _c.sent();
                         if (!!job) return [3 /*break*/, 4];
                         return [4 /*yield*/, transaction.commit()];
                     case 3:
-                        _a.sent();
+                        _c.sent();
                         return [2 /*return*/, null];
                     case 4: return [4 /*yield*/, job.update({
                             workerId: args.workerId,
@@ -76,10 +83,10 @@ function AcquireJobDefinition(graphqlTypes, models) {
                             startedAt: new Date()
                         }, { transaction: transaction })];
                     case 5:
-                        _a.sent();
+                        _c.sent();
                         return [4 /*yield*/, transaction.commit()];
                     case 6:
-                        _a.sent();
+                        _c.sent();
                         return [2 /*return*/, job];
                 }
             });
diff --git a/lib/models/job.js b/lib/models/job.js
index 38f7d6f..d475947 100644
--- a/lib/models/job.js
+++ b/lib/models/job.js
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ function Job(sequelize) {
             allowNull: true,
             defaultValue: null
         },
+        startAfter: {
+            type: sequelize_1.DataTypes.DATE,
+            allowNull: true,
+            defaultValue: null
+        },
         endedAt: {
             type: sequelize_1.DataTypes.DATE,
             allowNull: true,
diff --git a/migrations/20200323172523-add-job-start-after.js b/migrations/20200323172523-add-job-start-after.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4f30b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20200323172523-add-job-start-after.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module.exports = {
+  up: async function(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    await queryInterface.addColumn('job', 'startAfter', {
+      type: Sequelize.DATE,
+      allowNull: true,
+      defaultValue: null
+    })
+  },
+
+  down: async function(queryInterface) {
+    await queryInterface.removeColumn('job', 'startAfter')
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eff59cf..9c9a235 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
     "migrations/*"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
-    "@types/node-fetch": "^2.5.4",
-    "@types/spdy": "^3.4.4",
-    "@types/uuid": "^3.4.6",
     "apollo-cache-inmemory": "^1.6.5",
     "apollo-client": "^2.6.8",
     "apollo-link-http": "^1.5.16",
@@ -40,6 +36,11 @@
     "node": ">=12.14.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
+    "@types/node-fetch": "^2.5.4",
+    "@types/spdy": "^3.4.4",
+    "@types/uuid": "^3.4.6",
+    "date-fns": "^2.11.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "graphql": "^14.0.2",
     "graphql-relay": "^0.5.5",
diff --git a/src/graphql/job/acquire.ts b/src/graphql/job/acquire.ts
index 738a6a6..b2fbc19 100644
--- a/src/graphql/job/acquire.ts
+++ b/src/graphql/job/acquire.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { GraphQLString, GraphQLNonNull, GraphQLList } from 'graphql'
+import { Op } from 'sequelize'
 import {
   InAndOutGraphqlTypes,
   SequelizeModels,
@@ -24,7 +25,11 @@ export default function AcquireJobDefinition(
       const job = await models.job.findOne({
         where: {
           type: args.typeList,
-          status: 'queued'
+          status: 'queued',
+          [Op.or]: [
+            { startAfter: null },
+            { startAfter: { [Op.lt]: new Date() } }
+          ]
         },
         order: [['id', 'ASC']],
         transaction
diff --git a/src/models/job.ts b/src/models/job.ts
index fefe2de..d06c9de 100644
--- a/src/models/job.ts
+++ b/src/models/job.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ export default function Job(sequelize: any) {
         allowNull: true,
         defaultValue: null
       },
+      startAfter: {
+        type: DataTypes.DATE,
+        allowNull: true,
+        defaultValue: null
+      },
       endedAt: {
         type: DataTypes.DATE,
         allowNull: true,
diff --git a/tests/job.spec.js b/tests/job.spec.js
index 3e88fdb..8453025 100644
--- a/tests/job.spec.js
+++ b/tests/job.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 const request = require('supertest')
+const addMinutes = require('date-fns/addMinutes')
+
 const {
   migrateDatabase,
   seedDatabase,
@@ -292,4 +294,35 @@ describe('Test the job endpoint', () => {
     expect(jobEntity.output).toMatchSnapshot()
     expect(jobEntity.processingInfo).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
+
+  it('When a job is planified to be run in the future, it cannot be acquired.', async () => {
+    const date = new Date()
+    const job = await models.job.findByPk(1)
+    await job.update({ startAfter: addMinutes(date, 5) })
+
+    const response = await request(server)
+      .post('/graphql')
+      .send(
+        acquireJob({
+          typeList: ['a']
+        })
+      )
+
+    expect(response.body.errors).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(response.body.data.acquireJob).toBe(null)
+
+    // A few milli-seconds passed, so the job should be returned
+    await job.update({ startAfter: date })
+
+    const response2 = await request(server)
+      .post('/graphql')
+      .send(
+        acquireJob({
+          typeList: ['a']
+        })
+      )
+
+    expect(response2.body.errors).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(response2.body.data.acquireJob).not.toBe(null)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a43cf0e..1f9d091 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1937,6 +1937,11 @@ date-fns@1.30.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-1.30.1.tgz#2e71bf0b119153dbb4cc4e88d9ea5acfb50dc05c"
   integrity sha512-hBSVCvSmWC+QypYObzwGOd9wqdDpOt+0wl0KbU+R+uuZBS1jN8VsD1ss3irQDknRj5NvxiTF6oj/nDRnN/UQNw==
 
+date-fns@^2.11.0:
+  version "2.11.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.11.0.tgz#ec2b44977465b9dcb370021d5e6c019b19f36d06"
+  integrity sha512-8P1cDi8ebZyDxUyUprBXwidoEtiQAawYPGvpfb+Dg0G6JrQ+VozwOmm91xYC0vAv1+0VmLehEPb+isg4BGUFfA==
+
 dateformat@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dateformat/-/dateformat-3.0.3.tgz#a6e37499a4d9a9cf85ef5872044d62901c9889ae"