Can I take a lesson now or do I need to book in advance?

A Lesson Request needs to be sent and accepted to successfully book a lesson.

A student sends a lesson request

A student can send a lesson request to book a lesson 15 or 30 minutes, or 1, 2, 6, 12 or 24 hours in advance, depending on the teacher's lesson request windows. This applies to lesson and package requests. To find a teacher who can start soon, see I want to have a lesson now, what should I do?.

A teacher sends a lesson invitation

If you and your teacher have agreed with an instant lesson, your teacher can use the Lesson Invitation feature to send you (student) a lesson invitation to start the lesson within 15-30 minutes. After you (student) accept the lesson invitation, you can start the lesson soon! 

Note that your lesson is only booked when a lesson request is accepted. 
 

You might want to know:

How to search for a teacher that fits me most? 

Why hasn’t my lesson request been accepted?