# Use variable for timeout in wait until node

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**Created:** [21 April 2020 18:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-variable-for-timeout-in-wait-until-node/25255 "2020-04-21T18:04:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [21 April 2020 18:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-variable-for-timeout-in-wait-until-node/25255/1 "2020-04-21T18:04:47Z")

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I am using a couple of "wait util" node in my flows. Is it possible to get the "timeout" value from a variable? what should be the syntax?

"wait util" is from node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket

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