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title: goal node wait
---
## goal node wait
Waits for the node to make progress
### Synopsis
Waits for the node to make progress, which includes catching up.
```
goal node wait [flags]
```
### Options
```
-h, --help help for wait
-w, --waittime uint32 Time (in seconds) to wait for node to make progress (default 5)
```
### Options inherited from parent commands
```
-d, --datadir stringArray Data directory for the node
-k, --kmddir string Data directory for kmd
```
### SEE ALSO
* [goal node](../../node/node/) - Manage a specified algorand node