As is, the delay node can accept variable delays in the msg.delay part of the message. All nice. I've found a place where it falls short: Say I have it set to rate limit. It limits the rate but the fixed value I enter. 't would be nice if msg.delay also had control on that part of the node's wo…

This is a flow (bit of a mash up) that does what I want, but it is a bit convoluted in getting the job done. [{"id":"ddfa9b52.558568","type":"change","z":"b4f1ccd4.5e8d1","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"delay","pt":"flow","to":"payload","tot":"msg"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","…

JFI see here for previous discussion on it [image] Variable Rate Limit using Delay Node? General Using the normal Delay node, you can use msg.delay to overwrite the preset value, and dynamically change it based on what you're doing. Is there an option to do something simi…

I did get something like that but a bit smaller. But gee it was messy. And I am still not 100% sure it did/would work. I'll look now.

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DELAY node - feature request

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JFI see here for previous discussion on it

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