# Time Delayed Event Triggering

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/time-delayed-event-triggering/1696>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** events\
**Created:** [April 4, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/time-delayed-event-triggering/1696 "2019-04-04T18:43:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Betke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@Jonathan\_Betke](https://forums.losant.com/u/Jonathan_Betke)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/time-delayed-event-triggering/1696/1 "2019-04-04T18:43:41Z")

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Is there a way I could setup a workflow that sees an event happen, but doesn’t act on it right away? (by act on it I mean create an Event) It instead starts a counter for 2 hours and gives the device a chance to correct itself before alerting others (creating an Event) of a situation?

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**Author:** ![JuliaKempf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/juliakempf/32/2446_2.png) [@JuliaKempf](https://forums.losant.com/u/JuliaKempf)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/time-delayed-event-triggering/1696/2 "2019-04-04T19:02:58Z")

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Hi @Jonathan_Betke,

Workflows have a set timeout of 60 seconds, so a 2-hour delay would cause a timeout. We do have a feature request [here](https://forums.losant.com/t/addition-of-a-timer-capability/1692) for a countdown timer trigger, so make sure you upvote the post!

One way to work around this would be to store that timestamp, and use a conditional to compare times. [This forum post](https://forums.losant.com/t/countdown-to-next-service/879/2) has a similar solution that might provide some clarity. You could store that event time and include a timer trigger with a conditional to check against that time. When it is past that time, you could then create the new event.

Let me know if I can help further!  
Julia