# Preflight Check: Wait Period (/docs/dsr-automation/preflight-and-enrichment/preflight-checks/preflight-check-wait-period)

The `Wait Period` preflight check can be used to force a delay between steps of your DSR workflow. Provide the `Identifier` that should trigger the wait period, as well as the `Expiration Duration`.

![Wait Period Preflight Check](/images/screenshot/2025-04-23-dsr-automation-wait-period-check.png)

Keep in mind that preflight checks can include `Dependencies` to one another and thus be run in chosen sequential order, if you need to delay processing of a preflight check while a database process takes place, for example.