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slug: my-task-took-too-long
title: My task took too long
category: capability
status: published
tags: [troubleshooting, slow, task, long, time, 慢, 太久]
aliases: []
lastEditAt: 2026-04-26
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**What's happening**
A task eventually finished, but it ran much longer than the rough estimates in [response times](/help/response-times) — long enough that the chairman noticed and is wondering if something's off.

**Why it happens**
- The brief was open-ended and the teammate did more thorough work than expected (deep research, multi-pass writing, several rounds of self-review).
- A connector the teammate uses was slow today, and every step had to wait.
- The teammate broke the work into many small steps because the brief asked for several deliverables in one task.
- The work genuinely needed that long — not all tasks fit the rough estimates.

**What to do**
1. Skim the task thread end-to-end — the teammate posts in-thread updates when something is taking longer, so the reason is usually visible.
2. If the next similar task should be faster, narrow the brief: ask for one deliverable per task instead of three, and say "skip deep research, use what you already know."
3. If a connector is consistently slow, reconnect it under Settings → Connectors — a fresh connection sometimes restores normal speed.
4. If the same kind of task keeps running long, message Astra with the task link and she'll dig into the pattern.
5. If none of this works, message Astra and she'll loop in support.