# Join node using just timeout to send

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-node-using-just-timeout-to-send/69680>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [27 October 2022 15:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-node-using-just-timeout-to-send/69680 "2022-10-27T15:08:09Z")\
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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:** [27 October 2022 15:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-node-using-just-timeout-to-send/69680/1 "2022-10-27T15:08:09Z")

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This isn't working for me, which I find surprising. I have a Join node configured as

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/2/52196c06850117b5195cb9de4810e6ca9b4ce5f3.png)

So it should send a message 1 second after the first message, then wait for more messages and do the same again. At least that is my interpretation of what it should do. For me it sends a message 1 second after the first message is received, but then never again.  
Using node-red 3.0.2 nodejs 18 and 16

```auto
[{"id":"f36080db8d5ddca6","type":"inject","z":"dd2ba972fa7bbf9b","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"topic1","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":160,"y":500,"wires":[["c1c6e82bdc280c42"]]},{"id":"c1c6e82bdc280c42","type":"join","z":"dd2ba972fa7bbf9b","name":"","mode":"custom","build":"object","property":"payload","propertyType":"msg","key":"topic","joiner":"\\n","joinerType":"str","accumulate":true,"timeout":"1","count":"","reduceRight":false,"reduceExp":"","reduceInit":"","reduceInitType":"","reduceFixup":"","x":330,"y":540,"wires":[["31155da523e799a1"]]},{"id":"b3f1ade6ec1d3714","type":"inject","z":"dd2ba972fa7bbf9b","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"topic2","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":160,"y":560,"wires":[["c1c6e82bdc280c42"]]},{"id":"31155da523e799a1","type":"debug","z":"dd2ba972fa7bbf9b","name":"debug 11","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":480,"y":540,"wires":[]}]

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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:** [28 October 2022 13:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-node-using-just-timeout-to-send/69680/2 "2022-10-28T13:22:23Z")

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Issue submitted [Join node locking up in manual key/value mode with Timeout · Issue #3933 · node-red/node-red · GitHub](https://github.com/node-red/node-red/issues/3933)

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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:** [27 December 2022 13:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/join-node-using-just-timeout-to-send/69680/3 "2022-12-27T13:22:55Z")

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