Quester Studio

delay

Sleep for N milliseconds (optional jitter); alias wait

Pauses the flow, then passes the previous node output through unchanged. Useful for rate limits and demo pacing. Alias type: wait (same schema and plugin).

in ×1 delay out ×1
Sleep, then passthrough. Multiple outgoing edges (fan-out) share the same output.

Data

FieldTypeDescription
labelstringOptional UI label
msnumberNon-negative sleep duration in milliseconds
jitterMsnumberOptional extra random delay from 0 to this value

Input / output

Value
Execute inputPrevious node output
OutputSame as input (passthrough)

Respects run Stop / AbortSignal between waits when the runtime provides a signal (desktop Stop, cancel RPC).

Examples

{
  "id": "pause",
  "type": "delay",
  "data": { "ms": 250, "jitterMs": 50, "label": "Brief pause" }
}
{
  "id": "waitAlias",
  "type": "wait",
  "data": { "ms": 1000 }
}