# Delay on a flow activated several times in a row
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817
**Category:** Flows
**Created:** [March 22, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817 "2026-03-22T12:28:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@korthoga](https://community.homey.app/u/korthoga)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/1 "2026-03-22T12:28:07Z")
When the pool door is open and the main door opens Sonos plays a sound. So long everything works as it’s supposed to. But, sometimes the door opens five times within a minute or two (bringing in groceries or whatever from the car) and I don’t want to hear the notification everytime.
How do I make a paus in the flow? The door opens and it makes a notification via Sonos and then a timer starts for five minutes where it pauses. If the door opens several times the next five minutes it doesn’t make a notification. If the door is opened again after six minutes a notification is made and the 5 minute timer starts over.
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### Author:  [@SingKT](https://community.homey.app/u/SingKT)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/2 "2026-03-22T13:46:33Z")
Have a lock at following apps: chronograph or Countdown
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### Author:  [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/3 "2026-03-22T13:52:10Z")
My app [FlowBits](https://homey.app/a/com.basmilius.flowbits/) has a card “No repeat within **Period** ”, that would be perfect here I think!
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### Author:  [@Anders\_Gregow](https://community.homey.app/u/Anders_Gregow)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/4 "2026-03-22T16:21:02Z")
Just to explain how flows work.
Every trigger starts a “copy” of the flow, so delays running in one “copy” has no effect on next triggered start.
Only way to do this is to set/check a variable, start and check a timer (e.g chronograph as mentioned) or some other mechanism.
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### Author:  [@korthoga](https://community.homey.app/u/korthoga)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/5 "2026-03-22T16:57:37Z")
Worked like a charm. Thanks! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Borssie](https://community.homey.app/u/Borssie)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/6 "2026-04-10T10:28:22Z")
Hi @BasMilius ,
Which card is that in Dutch translation in your app? I can’t really find out the correct trigger 😆
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### Author:  [@Darrell\_Etherington](https://community.homey.app/u/Darrell_Etherington)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/7 "2026-04-10T10:50:24Z")
You could also include disable this flow, when 1st triggered then wait 5 mins and re-enable - this will stop it running multiple times
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### Author:  [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/8 "2026-04-10T11:49:57Z")
@Borssie In Dutch its “Geen herhaling van X binnen Y” 🙂
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### Author:  [@Anders\_Gregow](https://community.homey.app/u/Anders_Gregow)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/9 "2026-04-13T06:13:09Z")
This does not work for advanced flows, only for basic flows.
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### Author:  [@Darrell\_Etherington](https://community.homey.app/u/Darrell_Etherington)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/10 "2026-04-21T23:47:52Z")
It 100% does work for advanced flows, I use the function a lot. You just need to make sure you don’t have multiple flows within the same canvas otherwise you disable them all. It is a useful way of stopping the flow running again until re-enabled - this works fine with advanced flowd and the example above is an advanced flow.
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### Author:  [@Anders\_Gregow](https://community.homey.app/u/Anders_Gregow)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/delay-on-a-flow-activated-several-times-in-a-row/152817/11 "2026-04-22T05:55:55Z")
Nice.
I tried it some years ago and at that time the flow was totally disabled and never finished, so never enabled. They must have fixed this later.
Good to know, thanks.