# This request causes ~50s delay

**URL:** https://openziti.discourse.group/t/this-request-causes-50s-delay/146
**Category:** sdk-c
**Created:** [May 17, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/this-request-causes-50s-delay/146 "2021-05-17T19:54:28Z")
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#### Post date: [May 18, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/this-request-causes-50s-delay/146/6 "2021-05-18T13:22:32Z")

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Olaf, libuv provides background/worker thread facilities via `uv_work` requests. this is the preferred way of implementing off-the-loop execution. see [Thread pool work scheduling — libuv documentation](http://docs.libuv.org/en/v1.x/threadpool.html)

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