---
title: Delay
description: Pause the workflow for a set time, then pass the same data onward.
source: https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/builder/nodes/delay
section: builder
---
# Delay

> Pause the workflow for a set time, then pass the same data onward.

## Overview

Delay waits for a specified duration and then continues without changing the data. It adjusts timing, not content.

Use it to pace a workflow, space out requests, or wait before a follow-up step runs.

```docsgraph
delay
```

## Ports

- **Input , Input:** Whatever value should continue after the pause.
- **Output , Output:** The same value, emitted after the delay finishes.

## Inspector

- **Duration (ms):** How long to wait, in milliseconds.

## Tips

- Keep delays intentional , document why a pause matters if it affects the product experience.
- Do not use Delay to paper over unclear logic elsewhere in the graph.
- Short delays can help with rate limits; long delays should be rare and obvious to customers.
- Test total run time when several Delay blocks sit in sequence.

## Related

- [Workflow Studio](/docs/builder/workflow-studio)