# Wait Node not working And not stopping creating error

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/wait-node-not-working-and-not-stopping-creating-error/43668>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** wait\
**Created:** [April 2, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/wait-node-not-working-and-not-stopping-creating-error/43668 "2024-04-02T19:07:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arsh\_Tyagi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/arsh_tyagi/32/27275_2.png) [@Arsh\_Tyagi](https://community.n8n.io/u/Arsh_Tyagi)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/wait-node-not-working-and-not-stopping-creating-error/43668/1 "2024-04-02T19:07:21Z")

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[Video of what is happeneing](https://www.loom.com/share/eb5faec470b542d9b10228b43ab46444?sid=24f972aa-a957-4548-9307-499d5c33bf30)

Guys I am trying to run this with it is not waiting and giving me errors

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**Author:** ![n8n](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/n8n/32/26906_2.png) [@n8n](https://community.n8n.io/u/n8n)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/wait-node-not-working-and-not-stopping-creating-error/43668/2 "2024-04-02T19:07:22Z")

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It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable.

- **n8n version:**
- **Database (default: SQLite):**
- **n8n EXECUTIONS\_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):**
- **Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):**
- **Operating system:**

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**Author:** ![Ludwig](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/ludwig/32/58969_2.png) [@Ludwig](https://community.n8n.io/u/Ludwig)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/wait-node-not-working-and-not-stopping-creating-error/43668/3 "2024-04-03T18:23:35Z")

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Hi @Arsh_Tyagi!

I think there might just be some confusion here due to how your workflow is constructed.

The output is available from the Wait node immediately, but the wait is actually applied before the following node is executed. Because your wait immediately precedes a node that has already been executed, it will appear as if the entire workflow progresses without any delay, when in reality the “proceed” node is waiting to execute.

Here’s a little screenshot to illustrate what I’m describing.

 ![Screenshot 2024-04-03 at 1.19.19 PM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/original/3X/5/1/51a8626de5946cb50987af2fdcbbf94cb5051fd0.png)

You can see the final node in my screenshot is not highlighted, and the workflow is in progress. That is the Wait node being applied.

I hope that clears things up!

Happy building!

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/system/32/195824_2.png) [@system](https://community.n8n.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/wait-node-not-working-and-not-stopping-creating-error/43668/4 "2024-07-02T18:24:11Z")

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