# Deferred Execution

> The ability to capture a request as an object so it can be run later, queued, or logged.

Record: `lex:deferred-execution`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-deferred-execution

## category

- [Behavioral Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/behavioral-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

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