# Bounded Waiting

> The ability to guarantee an operation waits no longer than a set limit.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Blast-Radius Reduction](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/blast-radius-reduction.md) and before [Cascading Failure Prevention](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cascading-failure-prevention.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

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

## Linked from

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