# Random pause

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/random-pause/6473>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 2, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/random-pause/6473 "2021-03-02T16:45:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Theoforus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theoforus/32/3474_2.png) [@Theoforus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Theoforus)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/random-pause/6473/1 "2021-03-02T16:45:09Z")

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Hello forum! I´m new and I´m trying to learn how to code in python with a microbit.  
I have made a LED blink with this code:

def on\_forever():  
pins.digital\_write\_pin(DigitalPin.P1, 1)  
basic.pause(1000)  
pins.digital\_write\_pin(DigitalPin.P1, 0)  
basic.pause(1000)  
basic.forever(on\_forever)

BUT, I would like to have the pauses random between, lets say, 1000 and 6000.  
Can anyone help me out on this?

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**Author:** ![Theoforus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/theoforus/32/3474_2.png) [@Theoforus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Theoforus)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/random-pause/6473/2 "2021-03-02T17:03:27Z")

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I found out how to fix it with blocks in makecode. Now it looks like this:

def on\_forever():  
pins.digital\_write\_pin(DigitalPin.P1, 1)  
basic.pause(1000)  
pins.digital\_write\_pin(DigitalPin.P1, 0)  
basic.pause(randint(1000, 5000))  
basic.forever(on\_forever)