Delay phase in Life cycles

Is there a way to add a delay between 2 phases in a life cycle?
UseCase: I want the release to automatically move to production environment from PreProduction environment after a delay of 2 hours from the time of deployment on Preproduction.

Hi,

Thanks for getting in touch! Unfortunately there’s no way to add a delay between lifecycle phases. They can only be automatically deployed to the environment immediately once it enters that phase, or the usual manual deployments to the phase. Feel free to suggest this idea up on our UserVoice site so we can gauge community support behind it! That’s the main source we refer to when considering new features and enhancements for future releases.
https://octopusdeploy.uservoice.com/

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions.

Kind regards,

Kenny