We authorize your card the day prior to your lock date. This preauthorization allows us to give you advance notice in case you need to make updates to your payment method without missing a week of meals. For many customers, seeing this pending charge on their account also reminds them that they have an order coming up, so they can go into their account and change their menu, skip, or reschedule their order before their week is locked.
If you end up skipping that week's order, the charge will drop off in 3-5 business days.