temporalio / temporalio/features

Feature Request] Add delay to workflow start options

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enhancement
Dominant language
Go
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32
Forks
28
Avg merge
1d 9h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Workflow start options are missing delay field:

https://typescript.temporal.io/api/interfaces/client.WorkflowOptions

Describe the solution you'd like

A new field named something like WorkflowOptions.delay or WorkflowOptions.delayStartBy

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Research direction

Read the delay field in request_response.proto and the linked SDK WorkflowOptions references first. Compare how the option is exposed across Go, Java, TypeScript, Python, and PHP; done means consistent workflow-start delay support with the relevant behavior and history compatibility coverage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, java, php, python, typescript
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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