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# Delay Helper
Pause flow execution for some time
## Overview
The Delay Helper allows to pause a Flow for some time, e.g. when a system has a known rate limit of only 100 API calls per minute, or it is known, that a system needs some time until an object that has been created is ready to accept child objects that are associated to it.
## Actions
The **Delay Helper** has only one default action - Delay flow execution.\
The helper has the following two options:
* Seconds
* Minutes
{% hint style="info" %}
The maximum delay in minutes is 15 minutes.
{% endhint %}
Using advanced mode, you can also make the delay dependent on the flow contents or even random:
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