# Timeout (The Impatient Staff) The Elephant has decided he has waited long enough! Many of these are simple delays (like \`pg_sleep\`), but others represent the failure of a remote staff member to respond. ![[BaseBackupThrottle]] ![[CheckpointWriteDelay]] ![[PgSleep]] ![[RecoveryApplyDelay]] ![[RecoveryRetrieveRetryInterval]] ![[RegisterSyncRequest]] ![[SpinDelay]] ![[VacuumDelay]] ![[VacuumTruncate]]