# Delay / Sleep

Using manual delay is not recommended because BugBug has other ways of [smart waiting](https://docs.bugbug.io/preventing-failed-tests/waiting-conditions). 

But sometimes you may want to hardcode a delay for a step, as this might be a faster way to fix the test instead of debugging.

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