[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [Schedule](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Schedule) › maxElapsed

```ts
function maxElapsed(
  duration: Duration,
): <Output, Input>(
  schedule: Schedule<Output, Input>,
) => Schedule<Output, Input>;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/Schedule.ts:594](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/e7144e2bbe9069362b62dec1b64a8aa922b8f1b0/packages/common/src/Schedule.ts#L594)

Limits schedule execution to a maximum elapsed time.

After `duration` has elapsed since the schedule started, returns
`Err(Done<void>)`.

### Example

```ts
// Retry for at most 30 seconds
const timeLimited = maxElapsed("30s")(exponential("1s"));
```