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How can we pause a task until a specified time and how to resume the same task before the timeout with some external triggers <@UKNSNMUE6>

Given that the API manages everything from what I can tell, I suspect it’s not really possible to reliably do anything right now.

I’ve been able to manually disable some of the schedules to avoid having tons of Flows bunching up

can we control a task in running flow from outside ?

I guess it depends on the flow running environment.

no , I'm trying to control a task in a running flow

I want to trigger it from outside to move to next task in a flow

I have no idea if that’s possible I suspect it’ll be faster for Prefect to recover.

actually my problem statement is like event based, for me its like when a event will start it will have some timeout time and if the event completes before that timeout then i should move to next task

<@UKNSNMUE6> can u please help me to solve this

<@U035NF1770U> we need to talk :smile:

I'm not sure if you've seen our <https://discourse.prefect.io/faq|Code of Conduct>, but we have only *a few rules* we would like you to follow. By tagging Chris and simultaneously posting the same question in <#CL09KU1K7|>, <#C014Z8DPDSR|> and <https://discourse.prefect.io/t/how-can-we-pause-a-task-until-a-specified-time-and-how-to-resume-the-same-task-before-the-timeout-with-some-external-triggers/755/2|on Discourse>, you broke two of them:

• *Don’t tag* other users - we always respond even if it takes some time. If you need SLA-based support, reach out to our Professional Services - <https://discourse.prefect.io/t/how-to-get-in-touch-with-prefect-professional-services/275|How to get in touch with Prefect Professional Services>
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It's all fine, but for the future, it would be great if you post your questions only once and don't tag anyone - if you have some emergency situation, tag me rather than Chris :slightly_smiling_face:

And regarding your actual question here, can we continue via Discourse if you still have questions?

sorry for breaking your code of conduct rules, my question is still open and we can continue it on Discourse

no worries, let's continue on Discourse then :raised_hands:

<@U02H1A95XDW> Please reply on discourse , we have been stuck from long time ,<https://discourse.prefect.io/t/on-task-mark-as-success-still-inner-loops-are-in-progress/833/8>