# \#delay-next-action

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## [BTT 3.839 - Delay Next Action (blocking) cannot accept more than 999.9 seconds](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-839-delay-next-action-blocking-cannot-accept-more-than-999-9-seconds/28248)

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**Author:** [@Gareth\_Stephenson](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Gareth_Stephenson)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-3-839-delay-next-action-blocking-cannot-accept-more-than-999-9-seconds/28248 "2022-09-09T07:13:30Z")

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Describe the bug As a user, you cannot go above 999.9 seconds for the Delay Next Action (blocking) action. Device information: Type of Mac: MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) macOS version: 11.6.8 (20G730) BetterTouchTo…

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## [Need help - additional actions like window resizing not triggering](https://community.folivora.ai/t/need-help-additional-actions-like-window-resizing-not-triggering/15484)

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**Author:** [@stevemac](https://community.folivora.ai/u/stevemac)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 6:08am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/need-help-additional-actions-like-window-resizing-not-triggering/15484 "2020-04-23T06:08:04Z")

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Hi All, firstly this could be (and most likely is) an issue with me and not BTT.....but I do promise I've tried to fix and also searched here and elsewhere to find other possible solutions first. I'm trying to use BTT t…

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## [Delay is inconsistent when using btt://trigger\_action](https://community.folivora.ai/t/delay-is-inconsistent-when-using-btt-trigger-action/15052)

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**Author:** [@dsbx](https://community.folivora.ai/u/dsbx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/delay-is-inconsistent-when-using-btt-trigger-action/15052 "2020-04-09T03:02:06Z")

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Describe the bug When I attempt to trigger a BTT action through "btt://trigger\_action", if it contains a "delay next action," the delay doesn't always work. For example, if I run the following terminal command 10 times…

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## [Help with my first combination of actions](https://community.folivora.ai/t/help-with-my-first-combination-of-actions/11375)

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**Author:** [@cashilini](https://community.folivora.ai/u/cashilini)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/help-with-my-first-combination-of-actions/11375 "2019-10-15T21:17:42Z")

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I'm new to BTT (and any real kind of automation) and I am a professional photographer. I'm moving all of my archives away from Apple Aperture and to a combination of Photo Mechanic Plus for cataloging & Capture One Pro …

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## [Delay next action does not respect its position in the queue](https://community.folivora.ai/t/delay-next-action-does-not-respect-its-position-in-the-queue/9195)

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**Author:** [@Caliguvara](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Caliguvara)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/delay-next-action-does-not-respect-its-position-in-the-queue/9195 "2019-06-20T15:01:42Z")

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Describe the bug If attached actions are used like First action Delay next action Second action The first action isn't executed right away. The position of the action "Delay next action" is completely ignored, always…