How to Schedule a Recurring Google Meet (Daily Standup, Weekly Sync)

How to Schedule a Recurring Google Meet (Daily Standup, Weekly Sync)

The key thing to know: a recurring Google Meet keeps the same meeting link for every occurrence. You create it once, invite your team once, and the link works every time the meeting repeats.

Here’s how to set it up.


Step 1: Create the Event in Google Calendar

Google Meet links are created through Google Calendar, not the Meet website directly.

  1. Open Google Calendar
  2. Click + Create or press C
  3. Name your meeting (“Daily Standup,” “Weekly Team Sync,” etc.)
  4. Set the date and time for the first occurrence

In the event creation panel:

  • Click Add Google Meet video conferencing
  • A Meet link is generated automatically

This same link will work for every recurrence of the event — attendees bookmark it once and it works forever.


Step 3: Set the Recurrence

Click More options to open the full event editor, then:

  1. Click the date field — a dropdown appears
  2. Select Custom or choose a preset:
    • Every day (for daily standups)
    • Every week on [day] (for weekly syncs)
    • Every weekday (Mon–Fri)
  3. Set an end date or choose “never” if the meeting runs indefinitely

For a daily standup:

  • Recurrence: Every weekday (Mon–Fri)
  • Duration: 15 or 30 minutes
  • End: never, or set a review date 3 months out

Step 4: Add Attendees and Save

  1. Add attendees in the Guests field
  2. Optionally add an agenda in the Description field — it’ll show up in every invite
  3. Click Save
  4. Google will ask: send invites to guests? Click Send

Each attendee receives a single invite that covers all future occurrences. The meeting link in the invite is permanent.


Managing the Recurring Series

Cancel one occurrence without deleting the series: Click the event → Edit → choose “This event” (not “All events”) → Delete

Change the time of all future occurrences: Click the event → Edit → change the time → choose “This and following events”

Add a new attendee to all future meetings: Click any occurrence → Edit → add the guest → choose “All events” → Save → Send update


Tips for Daily Standups

Keep it short on the invite: Set the duration to 15 minutes. People take async standups more seriously when the meeting is visibly time-boxed.

Put the agenda in the description: Even a static prompt (“What did you do yesterday? What are you doing today? Any blockers?”) helps the meeting start immediately rather than with a minute of silence.

Consider async instead: For teams in different timezones, tools like Geekbot (Slack) or Range let people post standup updates asynchronously — no one has to be live at the same time.


The main advantage of creating a recurring event in Google Calendar (rather than scheduling separate meetings) is the persistent Meet link. Everyone has it in their calendar app, can click it from any occurrence, and doesn’t need to hunt for a new link each week.

If you use Zoom instead of Google Meet: the same approach works — create a recurring event in Google Calendar and add your Zoom link in the conferencing field or the description.


Setting Up Biweekly or Quarterly Meetings

Same process, different recurrence settings:

Every two weeks: Event → More options → Recurrence → Custom → Every 2 weeks on [day]

Monthly: Event → More options → Recurrence → Every month → choose “on the [1st/2nd/3rd/last] [weekday]” or a specific date

Quarterly: Google Calendar doesn’t have a native quarterly option. Workaround: set recurrence to every 3 months, or create individual events for each quarter manually.


More Google Calendar guides: How to set up recurring meetings in Google Calendar · How to create a calendar invite · Google Calendar keyboard shortcuts

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