---title: sidebar_position: 100---import Tabs from @theme/Tabs;import TabItem from @theme/TabItem;The verb waits silently for a distinctive number of seconds.## Verb Attributes| Attribute | || ------------------------------------------------------: | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- || length optional | The number of seconds SignalWire will pause silently before moving on. Defaults to 1s of wait time if no value is provided. |## NestingNo other verbs can be nested within . However, can be nested within a .## Examples### A Simple Pause xml Please wait one moment while I check that for you. Yes, we are open Monday through Friday. javascriptconst { RestClient } = require(@signalwire/compatibility-api);const response = new RestClient.LaML.VoiceResponse();response.say(Please wait one moment while I check that for you.);response.pause({ length: 8 });response.say(Yes, we are open Monday through Friday.);console.log(response.toString()); phpsay(Please wait one moment while I check that for you.); $response->pause(array( length => 8 )); $response->say(Yes, we are open Monday through Friday.); echo $response;?> csharpusing Twilio.TwiML;using System;class Example{ static void Main() { var response = new VoiceResponse(); response.Say(Please wait one moment while I check that for you.); response.Pause(length: 8); response.Say(Yes, we are open Monday through Friday.); Console.WriteLine(response.ToString());; }} pythonfrom signalwire.voice_response import VoiceResponse, Say, Pauseresponse = VoiceResponse()response.say(Please wait one moment while I check that for you.)response.pause(length=8)response.say(Yes, we are open Monday through Friday.)print(response) rubyrequire signalwire/sdkresponse = Signalwire::Sdk::VoiceResponse.new do |response| response.say(message: Please wait one moment while I check that for you.) response.pause(length: 10) response.say(message: Yes, we are open Monday through Friday.)endputs response.to_s This illustrates the wait time between two statements.### Delaying a Response xml Hello, how can I help you? javascriptconst { RestClient } = require(@signalwire/compatibility-api);const response = new RestClient.LaML.VoiceResponse();response.pause({ length: 3 });response.say(Hello, how can I help you?);console.log(response.toString()); phppause(array( length => 3 )); $response->say(Hello, how can I help you?); echo $response;?> csharpusing Twilio.TwiML;using System;class Example{ static void Main() { var response = new VoiceResponse(); response.Pause(length: 3); response.Say(Hello, how can I help you?); Console.WriteLine(response.ToString());; }} pythonfrom signalwire.voice_response import VoiceResponse, Say, Pauseresponse = VoiceResponse()response.pause(length=3)response.say(Hello, how can I help you?)print(response) rubyrequire signalwire/sdkresponse = Signalwire::Sdk::VoiceResponse.new do |response| response.pause(length: 3) response.say(message: Hello, how can I help you?)endputs response.to_s SignalWire waits 3 seconds before answering a call.
