diff --git a/crates/arc-workflows/src/graph/types.rs b/crates/arc-workflows/src/graph/types.rs
index 218a1fe2c..1f353233e 100644
--- a/crates/arc-workflows/src/graph/types.rs
+++ b/crates/arc-workflows/src/graph/types.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ pub fn shape_to_handler_type(shape: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
         "tripleoctagon" => Some("parallel.fan_in"),
         "parallelogram" => Some("script"),
         "house" => Some("stack.manager_loop"),
+        "insulator" => Some("wait.timer"),
         _ => None,
     }
 }
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(shape_to_handler_type("parallelogram"), Some("script"));
         assert_eq!(shape_to_handler_type("house"), Some("stack.manager_loop"));
+        assert_eq!(shape_to_handler_type("insulator"), Some("wait.timer"));
         assert_eq!(shape_to_handler_type("unknown"), None);
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/arc-workflows/src/handler/mod.rs b/crates/arc-workflows/src/handler/mod.rs
index dadbe3715..a468b900d 100644
--- a/crates/arc-workflows/src/handler/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/arc-workflows/src/handler/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub mod parallel;
 pub mod script;
 pub mod start;
 pub mod wait_human;
+pub mod wait_timer;
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ pub fn default_registry(
         "stack.manager_loop",
         Box::new(manager_loop::SubWorkflowHandler),
     );
+    registry.register("wait.timer", Box::new(wait_timer::WaitTimerHandler));
     registry
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/arc-workflows/src/handler/wait_timer.rs b/crates/arc-workflows/src/handler/wait_timer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2f6e42fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/arc-workflows/src/handler/wait_timer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+
+use crate::context::Context;
+use crate::error::ArcError;
+use crate::graph::{AttrValue, Graph, Node};
+use crate::outcome::Outcome;
+
+use super::{EngineServices, Handler};
+
+/// Sleeps for a configured duration before proceeding.
+pub struct WaitTimerHandler;
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl Handler for WaitTimerHandler {
+    async fn execute(
+        &self,
+        node: &Node,
+        _context: &Context,
+        _graph: &Graph,
+        _logs_root: &Path,
+        _services: &EngineServices,
+    ) -> Result<Outcome, ArcError> {
+        let duration = node
+            .attrs
+            .get("duration")
+            .and_then(AttrValue::as_duration)
+            .ok_or_else(|| {
+                ArcError::Validation(format!(
+                    "wait.timer node {:?} is missing a valid `duration` attribute",
+                    node.id
+                ))
+            })?;
+        tokio::time::sleep(duration).await;
+        Ok(Outcome::success())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::event::EventEmitter;
+    use crate::handler::HandlerRegistry;
+
+    fn make_services() -> EngineServices {
+        EngineServices {
+            registry: std::sync::Arc::new(HandlerRegistry::new(Box::new(
+                crate::handler::start::StartHandler,
+            ))),
+            emitter: std::sync::Arc::new(EventEmitter::new()),
+            sandbox: std::sync::Arc::new(arc_agent::LocalSandbox::new(
+                std::env::current_dir().unwrap_or_else(|_| std::path::PathBuf::from(".")),
+            )),
+            git_state: std::sync::RwLock::new(None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn wait_timer_success_with_short_duration() {
+        let handler = WaitTimerHandler;
+        let mut node = Node::new("wait60");
+        node.attrs.insert(
+            "duration".to_string(),
+            AttrValue::Duration(Duration::from_millis(1)),
+        );
+        let context = Context::new();
+        let graph = Graph::new("test");
+        let logs_root = Path::new("/tmp/test");
+        let outcome = handler
+            .execute(&node, &context, &graph, logs_root, &make_services())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(outcome.status, crate::outcome::StageStatus::Success);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn wait_timer_errors_without_duration() {
+        let handler = WaitTimerHandler;
+        let node = Node::new("wait_no_dur");
+        let context = Context::new();
+        let graph = Graph::new("test");
+        let logs_root = Path::new("/tmp/test");
+        let result = handler
+            .execute(&node, &context, &graph, logs_root, &make_services())
+            .await;
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/arc-workflows/src/validation/rules.rs b/crates/arc-workflows/src/validation/rules.rs
index 8dcaf1101..5350f6998 100644
--- a/crates/arc-workflows/src/validation/rules.rs
+++ b/crates/arc-workflows/src/validation/rules.rs
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ const KNOWN_HANDLER_TYPES: &[&str] = &[
     "script",
     "tool",
     "stack.manager_loop",
+    "wait.timer",
 ];
 
 impl LintRule for TypeKnownRule {
diff --git a/crates/arc-workflows/tests/integration.rs b/crates/arc-workflows/tests/integration.rs
index 3994ae838..4b4304a14 100644
--- a/crates/arc-workflows/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/crates/arc-workflows/tests/integration.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use arc_workflows::handler::manager_loop::SubWorkflowHandler;
 use arc_workflows::handler::script::ScriptHandler;
 use arc_workflows::handler::start::StartHandler;
 use arc_workflows::handler::wait_human::WaitHumanHandler;
+use arc_workflows::handler::wait_timer::WaitTimerHandler;
 use arc_workflows::handler::{Handler, HandlerRegistry};
 use arc_workflows::interviewer::auto_approve::AutoApproveInterviewer;
 use arc_workflows::interviewer::queue::QueueInterviewer;
@@ -1251,6 +1252,7 @@ fn make_full_registry(interviewer: Arc<dyn Interviewer>) -> HandlerRegistry {
     registry.register("conditional", Box::new(ConditionalHandler));
     registry.register("script", Box::new(ScriptHandler));
     registry.register("wait.human", Box::new(WaitHumanHandler::new(interviewer)));
+    registry.register("wait.timer", Box::new(WaitTimerHandler));
     registry.register("stack.manager_loop", Box::new(SubWorkflowHandler));
     registry
 }
@@ -11504,3 +11506,45 @@ async fn asset_collection_docker_sandbox() {
 
     sandbox.cleanup().await.unwrap();
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn wait_timer_e2e() {
+    let mut graph = make_graph_with_start_exit("WaitTimerTest");
+    let mut wait_node = Node::new("wait60");
+    wait_node.attrs.insert(
+        "shape".to_string(),
+        AttrValue::String("insulator".to_string()),
+    );
+    wait_node.attrs.insert(
+        "label".to_string(),
+        AttrValue::String("Wait 1ms".to_string()),
+    );
+    wait_node.attrs.insert(
+        "duration".to_string(),
+        AttrValue::Duration(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1)),
+    );
+    graph.nodes.insert("wait60".to_string(), wait_node);
+    graph.edges.push(Edge::new("start", "wait60"));
+    graph.edges.push(Edge::new("wait60", "exit"));
+
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let interviewer = Arc::new(AutoApproveInterviewer);
+    let engine = WorkflowRunEngine::new(
+        make_full_registry(interviewer),
+        Arc::new(EventEmitter::new()),
+        local_env(),
+    );
+    let config = RunConfig {
+        logs_root: dir.path().to_path_buf(),
+        cancel_token: None,
+        dry_run: false,
+        run_id: "test-run".into(),
+        git_checkpoint: None,
+        base_sha: None,
+        run_branch: None,
+        meta_branch: None,
+        labels: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
+    };
+    let outcome = engine.run(&graph, &config).await.expect("run");
+    assert_eq!(outcome.status, StageStatus::Success);
+}