# Avoiding race condition in flow context?

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**Created:** [30 October 2020 22:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/avoiding-race-condition-in-flow-context/35090 "2020-10-30T22:09:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [11 December 2020 01:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/avoiding-race-condition-in-flow-context/35090/6 "2020-12-11T01:43:56Z")

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> [@Semmu](#):
>
> I thought about actually sending a `msg` object for each timer and using a variable delay node to delay firing the corresponding action, but that solution lacks the possibility of reseting a timer (i.e. starting it again from the beginning) and cancelling it altogether while it is waiting in the delay node.

I was looking for similar solution, and found out about this:

You can simply use Delay nodes too!  
The trick is, you can give to `msg.reset` a value like "True" and it will automatically cancel all running delays.

 ![kép](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/d/9dc6c651c1a1f7586c645a129a66ae368ba269ba.png)

```auto
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```

You can also change the time to wait. _But it's Important:_  
**Wait time** must be given as millisec! 5000 = 5sec

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