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Use the WAITFOR Command to Delay a T-SQL Batch Execution

Use the WAITFOR Command to Delay a T-SQL Batch Execution

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In T-SQL control statements, you can use the WAITFOR command to delay the execution of a T-SQL batch statement block, stored procedure, or transaction. When you specify the DELAY keyword, the execution is delayed for a given amount of time up to a maximum of 24 hours.

 WAIT FOR DELAY ''00:01:00''

Alternatively, you can specify the TIME keyword to delay the batch execution until a specified system time.

 WAITFOR TIME '23:00'

Remember that after executing the WAITFOR statement, you cannot use your connection to SQL Server until the time or event that you specified occurs.

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