# Backoff

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

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Transient Failure Recovery](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/transient-failure-recovery.md) and before [Error Model](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/error-model.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

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

## Linked from

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