# Delay node - rate limit strange behaviour. Confusing limit rates. Is it lying us (a little)?

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**Category:** General\
**Tags:** delay\
**Created:** [21 December 2025 09:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-node-rate-limit-strange-behaviour-confusing-limit-rates-is-it-lying-us-a-little/100005 "2025-12-21T09:35:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tinbum1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/tinbum1/32/60100_2.png) [@Tinbum1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Tinbum1)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2025 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-node-rate-limit-strange-behaviour-confusing-limit-rates-is-it-lying-us-a-little/100005/11 "2025-12-26T11:21:02Z")

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I found problems with this node and suggested it be changed but got shot down.

> [@Delay node- rate limit extension](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delay-node-rate-limit-extension/94293):
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> Say if; The delay node is set to rate limit to 2 messages per every 8 seconds and drop messages. If you send a message every 1 seconds it will send the first message and the 5th message. That's really not what I would expect. (That would be 1 message per every 4 seconds). I would like to suggest that it be expanded / adjusted so the rate limit can send the first 2 messages, then the 9th and 10th message, etc, etc 01/01/2025, 13:56:50[node: debug 4](http://192.168.3.194:1880/#)msg : Object { payload: 1735739809552, topic:…

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