# Turn off lights, but delay every time motion is triggered

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/turn-off-lights-but-delay-every-time-motion-is-triggered/48483>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Tags:** flow\
**Created:** [June 16, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/turn-off-lights-but-delay-every-time-motion-is-triggered/48483 "2021-06-16T19:00:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/turn-off-lights-but-delay-every-time-motion-is-triggered/48483/2 "2021-06-16T19:05:55Z")

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Someone made a post exactly about this “problem” years ago, and is still relevant:

> [@\[Simple\] Lights turning on/off based on motion](https://community.homey.app/t/10889):
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> Simple flow for turning lights on and off based on motion What to use Timer app. In this case i used [the Countdown app](https://apps.athom.com/app/nl.bevlogenheid.countdown) Motion sensor. Used a Neo Coolcam pir v1 in this case. A light to switch on and off. Used a Fibaro Dimmer2 in this case to turn a “dumb bulb”. Start making the timer We click more/apps/Countdown. Then we click configure app. Here we make the timer. Choose a name for your timer. In this case i used “Badkamer” Click “Add timer” Start making the flows In this case i used…

I guess you have searched the forum before posting this question, so i’m not going to mention it.

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