# How to 'supress for' in flows (Like you can in Alexa)

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-supress-for-in-flows-like-you-can-in-alexa/108895>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [April 26, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-supress-for-in-flows-like-you-can-in-alexa/108895 "2024-04-26T10:11:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Graham\_Kirkman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/graham_kirkman/32/79671_2.png) [@Graham\_Kirkman](https://community.homey.app/u/Graham_Kirkman)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-supress-for-in-flows-like-you-can-in-alexa/108895/1 "2024-04-26T10:11:53Z")

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So the questions in the title but. In Alexa I can trigger a routine and then ‘supress for’ a certain amount of time so it’s not retriggered again. How do I achieve this same behaviour in Homey flows???

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**Author:** ![CaptainVoni](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/captainvoni/32/3549_2.png) [@CaptainVoni](https://community.homey.app/u/CaptainVoni)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-supress-for-in-flows-like-you-can-in-alexa/108895/2 "2024-04-26T10:48:41Z")

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I would use a Timer from the Chronograph app for this. At the end of your flow start a Timer with the wanted suppression time and at the beginning of your flow (right after your trigger) check the Timer and only continue if it is not running.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-supress-for-in-flows-like-you-can-in-alexa/108895/3 "2024-04-26T13:44:05Z")

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Yeah I happen to use that construction @CaptainVoni describes  
Here’s the visual:

> ![image76](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/1/c17ec95a6b632e4993777624651be0218d146511.png)

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**Author:** ![Graham\_Kirkman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/graham_kirkman/32/79671_2.png) [@Graham\_Kirkman](https://community.homey.app/u/Graham_Kirkman)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-supress-for-in-flows-like-you-can-in-alexa/108895/4 "2024-04-26T15:00:01Z")

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Cheers all