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Alexa, how to add delay message?

I am developing an Alexa service which connects to an external service. In order to get the response, it takes around 9-10 seconds. Is there a way to add a message in Alexa while Lambda function is processing the request. Something like - "hang on a second. I am retrieving the results"

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It's now possible to play messages while waiting for external calls, although this does not extend the length that Alexa waits. Take a look at progressive response: https://developer.amazon.com/docs/custom-skills/send-the-user-a-progressive-response.html

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Brian@Amazon answered

This isn't currently directly possible.

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