# Backoff

> Progressively increasing the wait between retries to avoid overwhelming a recovering dependency.

Record: `lex:backoff`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-backoff

## category

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/error-handling-resilience.md)

## referenced-by

- [Retry Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/retry-pattern.md)