# Trigger a Delay Node Release

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-a-delay-node-release/56884>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [18 January 2022 21:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-a-delay-node-release/56884 "2022-01-18T21:16:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![zane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c4cdca/32.png) [@zane](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zane)\
**Post date:** [18 January 2022 21:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-a-delay-node-release/56884/1 "2022-01-18T21:16:06Z")

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I have a delay node set to release every hour. But every now and then I want to make it happen early, is there a way to allow it manually to happen earlier?

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**Author:** ![craigcurtin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Post date:** [18 January 2022 21:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-a-delay-node-release/56884/2 "2022-01-18T21:20:15Z")

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On the help screen it tells you to send it a flush and this will release held messages

Craig

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**Author:** ![zane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c4cdca/32.png) [@zane](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zane)\
**Post date:** [18 January 2022 21:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-a-delay-node-release/56884/3 "2022-01-18T21:24:51Z")

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thank you, and sorry for not RTFM, still getting into the habit of using it.

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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:** [19 March 2022 21:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-a-delay-node-release/56884/4 "2022-03-19T21:25:40Z")

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