# Create a simulated progress bar

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-a-simulated-progress-bar/8924>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [May 11, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-a-simulated-progress-bar/8924 "2020-05-11T17:06:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Glyde123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Glyde123](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Glyde123)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-a-simulated-progress-bar/8924/1 "2020-05-11T17:06:44Z")

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I have a demo app that display a list of search results from my record. However I’d like to add a simulated progress bar/gif/message to be displayed on the screen for 2 seconds before returning the search result. Basically to emulate the processing time needed if it was searching through big data and doing it’s analytics. Is there a way to do this in Glide?

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**Author:** ![AntonioSanchez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/antoniosanchez/32/6661_2.png) [@AntonioSanchez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AntonioSanchez)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-a-simulated-progress-bar/8924/2 "2020-05-11T18:45:45Z")

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I don’t think there is. You could use the progress bar component but I can´t think of a way on animating it dynamically

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**Author:** ![Glyde123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Glyde123](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Glyde123)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-a-simulated-progress-bar/8924/3 "2020-05-11T20:09:46Z")

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Thanks Antonio. Wondering if there’s another way…is it possible to insert an image and have it display for 2 seconds and then it can automatically switch to the next action?

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**Author:** ![eltintero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eltintero/32/76520_2.png) [@eltintero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/eltintero)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-a-simulated-progress-bar/8924/4 "2020-05-11T22:46:54Z")

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Nope, I don’t think you can do that right now.

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**Author:** ![Glyde123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Glyde123](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Glyde123)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-a-simulated-progress-bar/8924/5 "2020-05-11T23:06:38Z")

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Bummer. Anyway, thanks for the prompt responses. Just joined this community today and I’m really impressed with the support and help from this community!

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/create-a-simulated-progress-bar/8924/6 "2020-05-12T00:39:05Z")

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I’ve thought the same thing. There’s no way of doing it now…Glide doesn’t have “pauses” or “waits” regarding visibility or triggers.