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# Time Delay

**Pause workflow execution for a specific amount of time.**

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## Overview

The "Time Delay" action block pauses the workflow until a certain time has passed. The workflow will then be in a `Running` state and you will be able to cancel the execution by using the `Stop Flow` button within the debug mode or the Logs page.

If the given time duration is negative, it will just continue executing.

### Example

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You are able to set any time delay between `Minutes` and `Years`.

### Output

```json theme={null}
{
    "resume_at": "2023-10-28T12:13:05Z", // the point in time when the execution will resume (time format: RFC3339)
    "Formatted": "Sat, 28 Oct 2023 12:13:05 UTC", // same as `resume_at` but in a more nicely formatted way (time format: RFC1123)
}
```