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====== Pause Until Action ======

The //Pause Until// action pauses until criteria for conditions are met.

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By default (v11.0+) Keyboard Maestro will start to conserve CPU usage of this action if it runs for a long time (after 10 seconds it will conserve a little, after 60 seconds it will conserve a lot) by only checking the condition periodically. You can turn off this feature in the action (gear) ⚙ menu.

===== Fields on the Pause Until Action =====


**Criteria for condition(s)**
  *Any of the following are true — at least one condition must be true.
  *All of the following are true — every condition must be true.
  *None of the following are true — no condition is true.
  *Not all of the following are true — at least one condition must be false.


**Conditions**
  * Add one or more new conditions by clicking the green + button beside //New Condition// to select from a list of available conditions.
  * Conditions are grouped by the following categories. See the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details.
  * After selecting a condition category you can make further choices. For example, if you choose the //Application Condition// you can choose a specific application to be running, or at the front, and so on.
  * Add further conditions by clicking the green + button again.

**List of Available Conditions**

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===== Examples =====

**1. Pause Until the "Finder" app is at front, and the <kbd>⌘</kbd> key is pressed.**

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**2. Pause Until the Mouse Is Clicked**

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For a discussion or other approaches, see this [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-pause-until-mouse-click/3960/2?u=jmichaeltx|Forum Post]].

===== See Also =====

=== Actions ===

* [[action:If Then Else|If Then Else]] action
* [[action:For_Each|For Each]] action
* [[action:Repeat|Repeat]] action
* [[action:Until|Until]] action
* [[action:While|While]] action
* [[action:Assert|Assert]] action
* [[actions:Redirect_Control_Flow|Redirect Control Flow]] actions
* [[:Actions|See all Actions]]

==== Forum ====

- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/issue-pause-until-action-fails-with-no-windows/3022/7|ISSUE: PAUSE UNTIL Action Fails with No Windows]]