# Where to set a timeout on a task

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-set-a-timeout-on-a-task/93579
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** question, task
**Created:** [January 26, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-set-a-timeout-on-a-task/93579 "2023-01-26T15:24:17Z")
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### Author: ![1153dent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/1153dent/32/43968_2.png) [@1153dent](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/1153dent)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-to-set-a-timeout-on-a-task/93579/3 "2023-01-28T16:40:48Z")

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THANK YOU @Palli !!! This was the clincher for me from [hhaensel](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-writing-a-timeout-macro/16591/7)

Really helped. Thanks both  
dent

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