# Wait for payment time should be reduced

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/wait-for-payment-time-should-be-reduced/464>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [August 14, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/wait-for-payment-time-should-be-reduced/464 "2016-08-14T01:32:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![riclas](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/riclas/32/27_2.png) [@riclas](https://bisq.community/u/riclas)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/wait-for-payment-time-should-be-reduced/464/1 "2016-08-14T01:32:03Z")

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Right now, the “wait for payment” time is equal to the total time of the trade. IMHO this should be reduced to a few hours at most, or variable depending on payment platform. Otherwise, the sellers can have their funds locked for a whole week when no trade is going to happen…

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**Author:** ![ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/manfredkarrer/32/26_2.png) [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/wait-for-payment-time-should-be-reduced/464/2 "2016-08-14T08:08:50Z")

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Yes I agree. Will try to make it more explicit that payment started need to be done at least before the half of the trade period is over.