Delay

Hold a value for a number of seconds on a Temporal timer.

Holds a value for forS seconds on a Temporal timer, then passes it through unchanged. A timer, not a sleeping worker — which is why it is durable only and costs nothing while it waits.

At a glance

Module type	Delay
Category	Primitives · Control
Default tier	durable
Runs on	durable
Starts a flow	no
Holds a body	no
Keeps state between runs	no
Available in	every application type

Parameters

forS

number · required · defaults to 60

Seconds to hold the value, on a timer rather than an occupied worker.

Inputs

Port	Kind	Required	Description
on	event	no	Implicit on every module that does not itself start a flow: wire an event here to make this module the start of what that event runs.
value	scalar	yes	The value to hold.

Outputs

Port	Kind	Connects to	Description
value	scalar	scalar, json, text, signal	The same value, forS seconds later.

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