Here is what typically happens in the first 24 hours:

Hours 0-2: LinkedIn shows the post to a small initial sample — your most active connections. This is the testing window. 88 impressions here is normal.

Hours 2-6: If that initial sample engages — likes, comments, saves — LinkedIn expands distribution. This is the critical window. Impressions can jump significantly.

Hours 6-24: Secondary wave. People who were tagged, people in your extended network, hashtag followers. What you can do right now to help it:

<Reply to any comments immediately — comment activity is the strongest early signal

<Make sure your first comment with the link is already posted — if not, do it now

<Do not edit the post — LinkedIn penalizes edits in the first hour, and editing after that can reset distribution Engage with 2-3 other posts in your feed — LinkedIn rewards active users with broader reach on their own content

Check back at the 24-hour mark — that is the number that actually tells you how the post performed. 88 at 2 hours could become 500, 1,000, or more depending on how the early engagement signals played out.