# Unbounded Retry

> Retrying a failing operation endlessly with no limit, amplifying load and delaying recovery.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Circuit Breaker Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/circuit-breaker-pattern.md)