# Pause flow during certain hours of the day
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pause-flow-during-certain-hours-of-the-day/46078
**Category:** General
**Created:** [22 May 2021 07:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pause-flow-during-certain-hours-of-the-day/46078 "2021-05-22T07:00:12Z")
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### Author:  [@HaVi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HaVi)
#### Post date: [22 May 2021 07:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pause-flow-during-certain-hours-of-the-day/46078/1 "2021-05-22T07:00:12Z")
To switch a lamp when there is movement I use the flow below, that works fine. Now I want to adjust the flow so that the lamp does not turn on during certain hours of the day (the same hours every day).
Which node do you advise me?
```auto
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```
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### Author:  [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)
#### Post date: [22 May 2021 07:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pause-flow-during-certain-hours-of-the-day/46078/2 "2021-05-22T07:15:39Z")
It's probably an overkill for this situation - but I would use BigTimer to handle this.
For example, I have a security lighting system that comes on from sunset to 22:00 hrs each day.
The flows below connect into that system to act as Courtsey Lights that come on if infrared is detected between 22:00 hrs and sunrise. Big Timer sets a flow varaiable which is 'checked' in the switch node.
Hope this is useful for you.
PS:
You could also use the 'inject' node set to 'repeat between times' or node-red-contrib-cron-plus.
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### Author:  [@JGKK](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JGKK)
#### Post date: [22 May 2021 07:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pause-flow-during-certain-hours-of-the-day/46078/3 "2021-05-22T07:35:21Z")
You could try and use this simple subflow i build a while back to only pass the motion message in a certain time frame. Just drop it in the flow somewhere at the start after the input of the motion sensor:
[https://flows.nodered.org/flow/fce3ff5ca0df010ab2d4e692f2e50b4e](https://flows.nodered.org/flow/fce3ff5ca0df010ab2d4e692f2e50b4e)
i also use it for this use case in my setup.
Johannes
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### Author:  [@HaVi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/HaVi)
#### Post date: [22 May 2021 09:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pause-flow-during-certain-hours-of-the-day/46078/4 "2021-05-22T09:48:35Z")
Thanks Dave and Johannes, I'll test both suggestions.
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### Author:  [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)
#### Post date: [22 May 2021 10:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pause-flow-during-certain-hours-of-the-day/46078/5 "2021-05-22T10:10:35Z")
Looking at your flow, all you would need to do is copy my flow that uses Big Timer and insert the 'switch' node somewhere after your MQTT-In node.
Hope it works for you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [21 July 2021 10:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pause-flow-during-certain-hours-of-the-day/46078/6 "2021-07-21T10:11:30Z")
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