# \#delay

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## [CData Sync pipeline - introduce sleep/delay](https://community.cdata.com/t/cdata-sync-pipeline-introduce-sleep-delay/1312)

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**Author:** [@Rajesh](https://community.cdata.com/u/Rajesh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/cdata-sync-pipeline-introduce-sleep-delay/1312 "2026-07-29T12:36:14Z")

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Is there a way to introduce a delay between steps in a CData Sync Pipeline? We have a limitation from a source API and need to ensure we delay our API requests by 15 seconds between calls, hence looking to add this delay…