C# - Task.Delay causing advanced patterns in async method with HttpClient in .NET 6
I've encountered a strange issue with Could someone explain I've searched everywhere and can't find a clear answer. I'm working with an scenario with asynchronous programming in C# where I'm using `Task.Delay` within an async method that also makes HTTP calls using `HttpClient`. I expect my method to pause for a specified duration before proceeding, but it seems that the delay is not functioning as intended, leading to unexpected behavior in my application. Here's a simplified version of my code: ```csharp public async Task<string> FetchDataWithDelayAsync(string url) { using (var client = new HttpClient()) { // Attempting to wait for 2 seconds await Task.Delay(2000); var response = await client.GetAsync(url); response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode(); return await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(); } } ``` When I call this method from another async method like so: ```csharp public async Task ProcessDataAsync() { string data = await FetchDataWithDelayAsync("https://example.com/data"); // Processing data } ``` The question arises because when `ProcessDataAsync` is awaited, it appears that the delay is being ignored, and the data processing happens almost immediately. I've tried adding logging before and after the `Task.Delay`, but it seems that the task is not being awaited in the way I expected. I'm using .NET 6 and I am not sure if there's an scenario with the Task scheduling or context. Any insights into what might be going wrong or if there's a better practice I should follow when combining delays with async HTTP calls? My development environment is Linux. Am I approaching this the right way? I've been using Csharp for about a year now. Thanks for your help in advance! I'm developing on Windows 11 with Csharp. Thanks for any help you can provide!