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# Interruptible Sleep • AI Agent SDK

> interruptible_sleep: Sleep with periodic interruption checks.

# interruptible\_sleep

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> This function is defined in the [**retry\_utils**](../modules/retry_utils) module.

Sleep with periodic interruption checks.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def interruptible_sleep(seconds: float, check_interval: float, interrupt_fn: Optional[Callable[[], bool]]) -> bool
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="seconds" type="float" required={true}>
  Total sleep duration in seconds
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="check_interval" type="float" required={false} default="0.2">
  How often to check for interruption (seconds)
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="interrupt_fn" type="Optional" required={false}>
  Function that returns True if sleep should be interrupted
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="bool">
  True if completed full sleep, False if interrupted
</ResponseField>

## Usage

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
>>> interrupted = await interruptible_sleep(30.0, interrupt_fn=lambda: agent.is_stopped())
```

## Uses

* `interrupt_fn`
* `asyncio.sleep`

## Source

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