# Control the delay node with input from dashboard
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-the-delay-node-with-input-from-dashboard/31994
**Category:** General
**Created:** [25 August 2020 17:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-the-delay-node-with-input-from-dashboard/31994 "2020-08-25T17:23:26Z")
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### Author:  [@Kushal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kushal)
#### Post date: [25 August 2020 17:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-the-delay-node-with-input-from-dashboard/31994/1 "2020-08-25T17:23:27Z")
I want to set "x" minutes and "y" minutes delay by using dashboard's numeric nodes.
eg - if I set number 7 in the numeric node on the dashboard, the delay node will delay the messages for 7 minutes.
The attached image explains the situation more clearly. Can we use "override delay with msg.delay" for both nodes? and how?
I am new at node-red & javascript and not able to code this using function node. Please help!
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [25 August 2020 17:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-the-delay-node-with-input-from-dashboard/31994/2 "2020-08-25T17:47:41Z")
Did you look at the `Help` tab for the node?
You will need to add a `change` node between each `ui-numeric` node and `delay` node to copy the payload to msg.delay
{EDIT} ohh now I see the issue. each msh from the ui\_numeric node will also pop into the loop so ou will have to filter them out with a switch node. Give me a moment to create an example.
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### Author:  [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)
#### Post date: [25 August 2020 18:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-the-delay-node-with-input-from-dashboard/31994/3 "2020-08-25T18:24:35Z")
Here you go. The key is to store each delay (from the ui-numeric) into a separate flow variable and then in the loop, grab the flow variable and move it to msg.delay
Here is the flow:
```auto
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```
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### Author:  [@Kushal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Kushal)
#### Post date: [26 August 2020 06:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-the-delay-node-with-input-from-dashboard/31994/4 "2020-08-26T06:43:16Z")
Thanks a lot! This is exactly what i was looking for. Now i understood how it works!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [9 September 2020 06:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-the-delay-node-with-input-from-dashboard/31994/5 "2020-09-09T06:43:23Z")
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