# Workflow Delay

> Keep workflows organized and consistent with controlled progress.

URL: https://store.crowdin.com/workflow-step-delay
Category: Manager Productivity
Type: App
Author: Crowdin

The **Workflow Delay** app lets you pause your workflow and bundle your text together. Instead of trickling strings through one by one, you can collect them and release them all at once.


## Key Benefits

- By holding strings back for a few hours, you send the AI a complete block of text rather than fragmented lines. The AI can read the surrounding context, which means much more accurate translations and less time spent fixing errors later.
- Instead of sending your translators or proofreaders a notification every single time a developer pushes a tiny copy fix, you can group updates into a clean, predictable daily batch.
- Prevent half-translated files from being published. You can stop a file from hitting the next step until every single line in it is completely translated.

## How it works

Once installed, the app adds two new blocks to your Workflow Editor:

### Cron Delay

Pauses your strings and releases them on a timer. You can set it to hold text for 1, 3, 6, 12, or 24 hours.

![Cron Delay step in Crowdin Workflows](https://developers.app.crowdin.net/api/media/file/c2439312-9158-464b-afbc-3a78e2e26218.png)

### Wait for Full File Translation

Holds the file at a specific step until 100% of the text is ready for all your project languages.

![Wait for Full File Translation in Crowdin Workflows](https://developers.app.crowdin.net/api/media/file/4174ccf8-5874-49fa-96f4-49a155bdcef7.png)

### Manage Translation Progress with Workflow Delay in Crowdin

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