# FixedBackoff.Next(int)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core/orleans.internal.fixedbackoff/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.core/orleans.internal.fixedbackoff/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Core/Async/AsyncExecutorWithRetries.cs#L325)

```csharp
public TimeSpan Next(int attempt)
```

Returns the amount of time to wait before attempting a subsequent operation.

### Parameters

- `attempt` (`int`): The number of operation attempts which have been made.

### Returns

The amount of time to wait before attempting a subsequent operation.