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action after delay doesn't start

namelessthing — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:03:46 GMT

Hi, I've started experimenting with scripts and tried to insert a pause between two actions. However, if I set a 5 min delay, the first action is interrupted and the next one (spotify) starts. But if I set a longer delay (e.g. 15 min) the action before the delay is executed completely, but spotify simply doesn't run! Any ideas? I launch the routine on my google mini (v2) speaker.

metadata: name: Début de journée au travail # Choose a short name that summarizes important starters and actions, like “Sunset lights”. description: routine du matin lorsque je travail # Write a detailed description that includes everything the automation does, like “At sunset, on weekdays, close blinds, turn on lights to 50%, and play the sunset playlist on certain speakers.” automations: # “starters” and “actions” are required; “conditions” are optional. # Use Ctrl + Space to see autocomplete suggestions. # ---- STARTERS ---- # # Starters describe events that will start the automation. # To add more than one starter, duplicate the "- type" section under "starters". # If you add multiple starter events, any one of them happening will start the automation. starters: - type: assistant.event.OkGoogle eventData: query is: "Hi" # ---- CONDITIONS ---- # # Conditions are optional. Delete this section if it’s empty. # Conditions will prevent an automation from starting if the conditions aren’t met. # See g.co/home/script-editor-docs for documentation about how to use logical operators like “and”, “or”, and “not”. # condition: # type: # ---- ACTIONS ---- # # Actions will start when a starter event takes place and all conditions are met. # Actions will start in the order they appear in the script and with any delay specified. # To add more than one action, duplicate the "- type" section under "actions". actions: - type: assistant.command.OkGoogle okGoogle: "avoir le programme de la journée" devices: Bureau - Bureau - type: assistant.command.OkGoogle okGoogle: "Météo pour aujourd'hui?" devices: Bureau - Bureau - type: assistant.command.OkGoogle okGoogle: "Me dire les tâches d'aujourd'hui?" devices: Bureau - Bureau - type: assistant.command.OkGoogle devices: - Bureau - Bureau okGoogle: "joue l'actualité" - type: time.delay # Adjust duration as needed. Supported units: sec, min, hour for: 15min - type: assistant.command.OkGoogle devices: - Bureau - Bureau okGoogle: "Play music I like on spotify"

Re: action after delay doesn't start

arm_dpe — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:47:58 GMT

Google Assistant might interrupt the action ("playing news") if the delay is short (e.g., 5 minutes) because it's busy processing the entire automation sequence and may not get the correct data like how long is the news section?

Can you replace news with other command like weather and see if issue still remain with playing Spotify command?

Re: action after delay doesn't start

namelessthing — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:50:11 GMT

Indeed, if I switch news with weather it work! Thank you.

Re: action after delay doesn't start

namelessthing — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:12:42 GMT

Finally, I tested a little more, so it seems that the problem is playing the news. No matter in which order I place this action, it becomes problematic.

For example, if I place it in the middle of different actions. Then it starts playing and is immediately interrupted by the next action. I can't wait for Google to improve this behavior...

Re: action after delay doesn't start

BillieJaskolsk — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:45:39 GMT

It sounds like the behavior you’re seeing is less about the script itself and more about how Google Assistant routines are handled in the background, especially when they’re triggered from a Google Mini. From an NBI perspective (non-blocking vs. blocking execution), delays in Assistant routines don’t behave like true blocking waits.

Re: action after delay doesn't start

JoseRizal — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:58 GMT

yeah bro i think this is not script issue, more like google routine system problem. long delay break the flow so last action not run. better you split into 2 routine instead of 15min delay. same like process in NBI Clearance Centers, they also not depend on long waiting step, everything go step by step.