Midjourney Stuck on Waiting to Start

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Check your speed mode

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   1. Run /settings and confirm Fast mode is on
   2. Run /info to see remaining Fast hours
   3. Out of Fast time means you are in Relax
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Check status

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   1. status.midjourney.com for degraded generation
   2. If a simple job takes 5+ minutes, it may be an incident
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Cancel and resubmit

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   1. React with the red X in Discord or cancel in the web app
   2. Resubmit the prompt
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Generate off-peak

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   1. Weekday afternoons and evenings US Eastern are busiest
   2. Try late night or early morning
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

A job sits on 'Waiting to start' or at 0% for many minutes.

Why it happens

• Peak-hour queue load
• Relax mode waits (can be 10-20 minutes)
• Out of Fast hours so jobs fall to Relax
• Silently failed job

This guide also covers

• midjourney stuck on waiting to start
• midjourney stuck
• midjourney queue stuck

Other Midjourney errors

• How to Cancel Midjourney Subscription
• Midjourney Failed to Process Your Command
• Midjourney Job Failed or Internal Server Error
• Why Is Midjourney So Slow
• Midjourney Banned Prompt Error
• Midjourney Interaction Failed or Bot Not Responding
• Midjourney Out of Fast Hours
• Midjourney Parameters Not Working (--ar, --style, --sref)