# Infinite Wait

> Waiting indefinitely for an operation that may never complete, tying up resources.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

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