# Message to be added in Workflow.await , Workflow.sleep

**URL:** <https://community.temporal.io/t/message-to-be-added-in-workflow-await-workflow-sleep/1288>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/message-to-be-added-in-workflow-await-workflow-sleep/1288 "2021-01-11T01:04:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![madhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@madhu](https://community.temporal.io/u/madhu)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/message-to-be-added-in-workflow-await-workflow-sleep/1288/1 "2021-01-11T01:04:48Z")

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When workflow waits on a condtion or goes for a sleep , the history in tctl and web shows timer/ sleep activitiy. but will will be nice if a custom message can be added to give hints on why the workflow went to await or sleep  
something like  
Workflow.await(maxDuration, () → getApproval(), “waiting for admin Approval”);  
Workflow.sleep(Duration.days(2), “waiting for cool of period to get over”);

something like that…

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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:** [January 11, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/message-to-be-added-in-workflow-await-workflow-sleep/1288/2 "2021-01-11T19:24:35Z")

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Would you file an issue with this idea?

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**Author:** ![madhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@madhu](https://community.temporal.io/u/madhu)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/message-to-be-added-in-workflow-await-workflow-sleep/1288/3 "2021-01-15T09:06:58Z")

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[Workflow.Await, Workflow.Sleep to show custom message/additional context about the await/sleep event in history · Issue #1190 · temporalio/temporal (github.com)](https://github.com/temporalio/temporal/issues/1190)