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# Wait

# Wait

The **Wait** node pauses an orchestration run for a specified duration or until a specific date and time.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/subverse-611dde60/UZLalX8VX2i72yfQ/images/agentverse/wait-logic-node.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UZLalX8VX2i72yfQ&q=85&s=1bb2b9155b7917b1530db403d5766220" alt="Wait Node" width="802" height="666" data-path="images/agentverse/wait-logic-node.png" />

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## Use Cases

* Add a delay between consecutive API calls to avoid rate limiting
* Wait for a scheduled time before sending a reminder
* Implement time-window logic (e.g. "wait until next business day")

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## Node Reference

### Parameters

| Parameter     | Type     | Required    | Description                                                                                        |
| ------------- | -------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Wait Mode** | Toggle   | Yes         | `for Duration` — pause for a fixed amount of time; `Until Time` — pause until a specific date/time |
| **Amount**    | Number   | Conditional | Duration to wait (required for `for Duration`)                                                     |
| **Unit**      | Select   | Conditional | Unit of the duration: `Seconds`, `Minutes`, `Hours`, `Days` (required for `for Duration`)          |
| **Date/Time** | DateTime | Conditional | Resume at this specific timestamp (required for `Until Time`)                                      |

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## Wait Modes

### for Duration

Pauses for a fixed duration after the node is reached.

| Field      | Example   |
| ---------- | --------- |
| **Amount** | `5`       |
| **Unit**   | `Seconds` |

The orchestration resumes automatically after the specified time.

### Until Time

Pauses until an absolute date and time is reached, regardless of when the node was entered.

| Field         | Example                |
| ------------- | ---------------------- |
| **Date/Time** | `2025-03-15T09:00:00Z` |

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## Output Data

The upstream node output passes through the Wait node unchanged. No data transformation occurs.

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## Related Nodes

* [Human in the Loop](./human-in-the-loop.md) — A higher-level wait node that includes approval channel logic
* [Schedule Trigger](./schedule-trigger.md) — Start an orchestration at a specific time instead of waiting mid-run
* [For Loop](./for-loop.md) — Use Wait inside a loop to throttle iteration rate