# Wait an hour
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wait-an-hour/2271
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [July 18, 2013, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wait-an-hour/2271 "2013-07-18T07:56:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@the.trav](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/the.trav)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2013, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wait-an-hour/2271/1 "2013-07-18T07:56:41Z")
Is there something I can do to get my character to just stand about for an hour? I’m trying to wait out some acid rain, but I don’t want to sleep
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### Author:  [@utunnels](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/utunnels)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wait-an-hour/2271/2 "2013-07-18T08:04:14Z")
I usually hold the dot button until it stops.
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### Author:  [@OzoneH3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/OzoneH3)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wait-an-hour/2271/3 "2013-07-18T08:16:29Z")
By default its the pipe symbol:
Keybindings:
Wait for Several Minutes: |
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### Author:  [@Otaku](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Otaku)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2013, 10:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/wait-an-hour/2271/4 "2013-07-18T10:11:26Z")
If you press the “|” key (located above the enter button on US keyboard) you have several options of how long to wait. You can wait anywhere from 5 minutes to several hours.