# Timeout:PgSleep
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The `Timeout:PgSleep` event occurs when a server process has called the `pg_sleep` function and is waiting for the sleep timeout to expire.

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## Supported engine versions
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## Likely causes of increased waits
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## Actions
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## Supported engine versions
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This wait event information is supported for all versions of RDS for PostgreSQL.

## Likely causes of increased waits
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This wait event occurs when an application, stored function, or user issues a SQL statement that calls one of the following functions:
+ `pg_sleep`
+ `pg_sleep_for`
+ `pg_sleep_until`

The preceding functions delay execution until the specified number of seconds have elapsed. For example, `SELECT pg_sleep(1)` pauses for 1 second. For more information, see [Delaying Execution](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-DELAY) in the PostgreSQL documentation.

## Actions
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Identify the statement that was running the `pg_sleep` function. Determine if the use of the function is appropriate.