# Forcefully trigger timer workflow state

**URL:** <https://community.temporal.io/t/forcefully-trigger-timer-workflow-state/13103>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** go-sdk\
**Created:** [August 8, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/forcefully-trigger-timer-workflow-state/13103 "2024-08-08T02:52:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![regen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.temporal.io/regen/32/5699_2.png) [@regen](https://community.temporal.io/u/regen)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/forcefully-trigger-timer-workflow-state/13103/1 "2024-08-08T02:52:39Z")

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I have running workflow that wait for several commands and timer. Lets say the timer duration is 1 week. How to forcefully trigger the timer before that duration ?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![maxim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.temporal.io/maxim/32/8_2.png) [@maxim](https://community.temporal.io/u/maxim)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/forcefully-trigger-timer-workflow-state/13103/2 "2024-08-08T03:15:43Z")

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I would also make your workflow listen to a signal that unlocks the timer.

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**Author:** ![regen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.temporal.io/regen/32/5699_2.png) [@regen](https://community.temporal.io/u/regen)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/forcefully-trigger-timer-workflow-state/13103/3 "2024-08-08T03:32:30Z")

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oke, its like adding new channel that unlock the timer. But, is it possible not through that added channel? I mean the condition where the workflow has only timer command in its wait\_until statement.

 ![Screen Shot 2024-08-08 at 10.33.01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/temporal/original/2X/4/4835de235dfaafb340c8419c8d30726555d7ec36.png)

like in this screen shoot, maybe something like “fire the timer” below the “send a signal” , or “send a signal” with timer name ?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![maxim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.temporal.io/maxim/32/8_2.png) [@maxim](https://community.temporal.io/u/maxim)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/forcefully-trigger-timer-workflow-state/13103/4 "2024-08-08T04:35:45Z")

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We plan to add support for specifying which signals should be included in this menu from the workflow code. But this is not yet available.