# Cancel a flow delay

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/cancel-a-flow-delay/158704
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Created:** [August 24, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cancel-a-flow-delay/158704 "2026-08-24T16:58:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Richard\_Luna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/richard_luna/32/173212_2.png) [@Richard\_Luna](https://community.homey.app/u/Richard_Luna)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cancel-a-flow-delay/158704/1 "2026-08-24T16:58:33Z")

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I have a 60 second delay enabled that automatically locks my front door and that delay works great, however there are times I need to go in and out. I would like an outbound door open flow cancel the previous 60 second delay lock.

What happens now is; go out and close the door, 60 seconds starts. I come back in 30 seconds, door is still unlocked , as soon as I reopen the door I would like to cancel the remaining 30 seconds and not enable the lock.

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### Author: ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cancel-a-flow-delay/158704/2 "2026-08-24T17:02:38Z")

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You can use timers for that, you need to install [Chronograph](https://homey.app/a/nl.fellownet.chronograph/).

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### Author: ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cancel-a-flow-delay/158704/3 "2026-08-25T07:58:37Z")

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The Chronograph app work good for this question. I think @Richard_Luna does not need this all the time just occasionally.  
He can use a smart button nearby the door to disable the original flow of the 60 seconds and start the flow were he uses the chronograph app that stops the remaining 30 seconds.  
And after that enables automatically the original flow again.

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### Author: ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cancel-a-flow-delay/158704/4 "2026-08-25T10:08:58Z")

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It’s not possible to stop or pause a build-in delay flow card. So you need an additional timer app like **Chronograph** as already suggested.