# Clarification on Pace (vs Pause)?

**URL:** <https://community.gatling.io/t/clarification-on-pace-vs-pause/5328>\
**Category:** Gatling (Open-Source)\
**Created:** [October 29, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/clarification-on-pace-vs-pause/5328 "2019-10-29T22:12:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rish\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a587f6/32.png) [@Rish\_S](https://community.gatling.io/u/Rish_S)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/clarification-on-pace-vs-pause/5328/1 "2019-10-29T22:12:03Z")

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I have a scenario which runs like below. I expect the block to fail the first time it runs, but once it does fail, it seems like the next time this loop runs **is not after 15 seconds, but immediately.**

The docs say:  
`Gatling support a dedicated type of pause: pace, which adjusts its wait time depending on how long the chained action took.`  
I guess I’m understanding this incorrectly.

Is there a way this pace loop can run every 15 seconds, even if it fails immediately the first few times?

```auto
.during(60 seconds) (
  pace(15 seconds)
  .exitBlockOnFail {

```

```auto
       exec(/.../)

```

```auto
  }

```