# Adding a delay inside an animation and looping
**URL:** https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/adding-a-delay-inside-an-animation-and-looping/4566
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** [October 1, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/adding-a-delay-inside-an-animation-and-looping/4566 "2020-10-01T07:57:36Z")
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### Author:  [@excede](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/excede)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/adding-a-delay-inside-an-animation-and-looping/4566/1 "2020-10-01T07:57:36Z")
I want a delay in the middle of an animation (not the delay before an animation), not sure how to achieve this?
Essentially it’s a button that shakes, then waits for 3 seconds then shakes again. The delay currently delays when it starts and the repeat loops it quickly over and over without a delay in it.
Also is there a way to loop animations ongoing?
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### Author:  [@abirana](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/abirana)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/adding-a-delay-inside-an-animation-and-looping/4566/2 "2020-10-01T16:56:17Z")
I don’t think there is a repeat delay option. But there is one trick you can easily implement delay anywhere within the animation.
Just add one more transition to your interaction and assign a position and duration as you need. Place it as where animation ends but do not assign any property.
Check the image below it might help.
