# "Delay the rule" Option when making rules **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Created:** [8 October 2024 17:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/delay-the-rule-option-when-making-rules/941981 "2024-10-08T17:30:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matt5](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/matt5/32/14082_2.png) [@Matt5](https://forum.asana.com/u/Matt5)\ **Post date:** [8 October 2024 17:30 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/delay-the-rule-option-when-making-rules/941981/1 "2024-10-08T17:30:29Z")
I would find it helpful if there were an option for rule triggers to be delayed by say 10-30 seconds. There are times where I accidentally do something that will trigger a rule and I don’t want that to happen. For example, marking a task complete by accident when trying to drag it to a new due date on Timeline or Calendar mode is my top culprit. I have a LOT of projects where there’s a rule that removes a task from a project when it’s marked complete. So, the real problem here is my butter fingers, but I think many of us would find it helpful if we had an option to delay a rule from executing unless the trigger remains intact for say 10-30 seconds. Having that wonderful little popup that says “Asana is running rule XYZ” is fantastic, it could give us a brief countdown timer and an “Undo trigger” button as a possibility. Thank you for considering this! ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [8 October 2024 17:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/delay-the-rule-option-when-making-rules/941981/2 "2024-10-08T17:43:10Z")
2 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Delay for Asana rules](https://forum.asana.com/t/delay-for-asana-rules/136845) ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [8 October 2024 17:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/delay-the-rule-option-when-making-rules/941981/3 "2024-10-08T17:43:10Z")