# Create a delay to stabilze a switch

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-delay-to-stabilze-a-switch/48304>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [12 July 2021 10:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-delay-to-stabilze-a-switch/48304 "2021-07-12T10:43:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![nightmare1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@nightmare1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nightmare1)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 10:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-delay-to-stabilze-a-switch/48304/1 "2021-07-12T10:43:26Z")

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Thanks in advance im just new to Node Red.  
Its hard to give this a title, but what i have is a 4 switches controlled by heartrate.  
but i only want to change the switch once it has been within a range for 5 seconds  
In Home Assistant i was able to do this with a delay but when i use a delay in node red i get delays in the function rather than the state.

 ![hrm](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/6/96b67e77e021180430f8970b23883be7bfb27f29.png)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 10:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-delay-to-stabilze-a-switch/48304/2 "2021-07-12T10:54:31Z")

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Maybe something like...

![TttuUP50tg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/6/26034c4474fa58ab6507088f1f189b833dcc7cc1.gif)

```auto
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**Author:** ![nightmare1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@nightmare1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nightmare1)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 15:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-delay-to-stabilze-a-switch/48304/3 "2021-07-12T15:44:04Z")

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thanks for the reply, your answer looks intersting , but i havent a clue on how to introduce it as i have 5 outputs from the switch

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2021 15:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-delay-to-stabilze-a-switch/48304/4 "2021-07-12T15:58:02Z")

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The simple way is to replicate the flow four times for your four ranges.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [10 September 2021 15:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-delay-to-stabilze-a-switch/48304/5 "2021-09-10T15:58:57Z")

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