> [!PgSleep] > <table><tr><td rowspan="4" width="25%"><img src="assets/wl_timeout_pgsleep.png"></td><td><b>Wait Category</b></td><td>Timeout</td></tr><tr><td><b>Mechanism</b></td><td><code>pg_sleep</code></td></tr><tr><td><b>Operations</b></td><td><a href="Operations/Other/FunctionScan">FunctionScan</a></td></tr><tr><td><b>Resources</b></td><td><a href="Resources/CPU">CPU</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><b>Explicit Query Suspension</b>. Unlike other timeouts which are triggered by the engine's internal coordination logic, <code>PgSleep</code> is a direct result of the application's code instructing the backend to yield its CPU time for a specific duration.</td></tr></table>