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# delay

> Use the delay task to pause a job for a specified number of seconds.

The `delay` task pauses a job for a specified number of seconds. Some jobs require a delay to allow for network convergence, database commits, or other external system processing.

## Properties

| Incoming          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| :---------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `time` (required) | The number of seconds to pause the job. The value can come from a job variable, a static value, or an earlier task's outgoing variable. If the reference task is a job variable or earlier task, a dropdown of available variable names is shown. If the reference task is static, a text field accepts the number of seconds directly. |

| Outgoing               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| :--------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `time_in_milliseconds` | The incoming `time` value converted to milliseconds. You can optionally create a job variable from this output — the immutable `time_in_milliseconds` variable remains, and a new mutable job variable is created alongside it. When creating a job variable, use a distinct name to avoid conflicts. |

> Use the delay task to pause a job for a specified number of seconds.