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title: "Use a Wait Seconds action - Web Harvesting with Mozenda"
slug: "wait-seconds"
description: "There's nothing wrong with speed, but it's possible for an agent to be a little too fast for its own good. Web Harvesting with Mozenda"
tags: ["customize", "personalize", "next", "page", "web", "website"]
updated: 2024-05-14T14:04:15Z
published: 2024-05-14T14:04:15Z
canonical: "help.mozenda.com/wait-seconds"
---

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# Use a Wait Seconds action

There's nothing wrong with speed, but it's possible for an agent to be a little too fast for its own good. If your agent begins an action before the web page has time to load, the agent can navigate incorrectly, capture incomplete data, or return empty fields.

The methods below let you slow your agent down so it can correctly capture your data.

#### Add a Wait Seconds action

1. Select the page in the **Actions List** where you would like to insert the wait time.
2. Select **Add Action > Wait Seconds**.
3. Select and drag the **Wait Seconds** action where it is needed. Most of the time, you'll place it immediately after an action that requires the web page to load new content.
4. Right-click the **Wait** action and select **Properties**.
5. Use the **Wait seconds** toggle to adjust the time delay **before performing the next action**. You can also use the **Wait between seconds** option to vary the amount of time.
6. Select **SAVE**.

#### Add wait time within the properties of specific actions or pages

1. Right-click on a page in the **Actions List**. Select **Properties**.
2. Navigate to **AFTER LOADING THIS PAGE**.
3. Set the number of wait seconds at the necessary time.

You can perform the same steps above for actions such as:

- **Click Item** action.
- **Load New Page** action.
- **Set User Input** action.

          Recommended

          

Enable **Wait for AJAX to alter the page when it is done loading** to allow everything on the page to be loaded fully before the next action starts. Click [here](https://help.mozenda.com/docs/handling-ajax) to learn more.