# Node that waits until something

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/node-that-waits-until-something/29029>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** wait\
**Created:** [August 7, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/node-that-waits-until-something/29029 "2023-08-07T03:00:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ruytter\_Mendonca](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/ruytter_mendonca/32/28231_2.png) [@Ruytter\_Mendonca](https://community.n8n.io/u/Ruytter_Mendonca)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/node-that-waits-until-something/29029/1 "2023-08-07T03:00:13Z")

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Hey guys!  
My question is simple: is there any node that waits until something happens and it times out if it doesn’t happen?

Let me give an example:  
I send a message to someone and expect them to reply in 1 minute, if they reply, I process the reply. If they don’t reply under a minute, I send another message.

The wait node currently in n8n only delays the execution, it doesn’t wait anything but time.

So I need a node that starts counting time, and I can cancel it or override the count down.

Is there any node that can do this?

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**Author:** ![pemontto](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/pemontto/32/2684_2.png) [@pemontto](https://community.n8n.io/u/pemontto)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/node-that-waits-until-something/29029/3 "2023-08-07T16:43:52Z")

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The wait node **can** also wait for a webhook. So you can send that link in a chat for example and the workflow would only continue when it times out, or when someone visits the link

> **[Wait | n8n Docs](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.wait/#webhook-call)**
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> Documentation for the Wait node in n8n, a workflow automation platform. Includes guidance on usage, and links to examples.

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/system/32/36532_2.png) [@system](https://community.n8n.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/node-that-waits-until-something/29029/4 "2023-11-05T16:44:36Z")

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