Hit Delay

Hit Delay starts when you attack a hurt player inside the Min Distance and Max Distance window whose distance from you is increasing. It holds that hit and every following outgoing packet, then sends the queued traffic in its original order when the hold ends. Players filtered by Anti Bot do not trigger it.

A player is hurt while Minecraft's hurt animation is still playing on them. Hitting an unhurt player, or one whose hurt state is unavailable, cannot start a hold. Once a hold has started, further hits join it regardless of hurt state.

When the hold ends

• The target moves outside the distance window.
• Max Delay has elapsed since the first hit started the hold.
• The target starts getting closer to you.
• You use or release a throwable, hold-to-use, or interactive item, including projectiles, potions, bows, fishing rods, and food.

Distance is measured from your position to the closest point of the target's hitbox. Movement considers both players: chasing can reduce the separation even while the target keeps running in the same direction, and retreating can increase it even if the target stands still. Unchanged separation cannot start a hold; during an existing hold it waits for another release condition.

Further hits keep the original deadline, so repeated clicking cannot extend Max Delay. They join the same queue, including when you attack another player.

Using or releasing a qualifying item ends the hold before its action is sent, keeping it behind the delayed hit in packet order. The check follows the item's native capabilities, including custom items; merely holding the item does not release anything. Right Clicker use counts too.

Turning Hit Delay off, opening a menu, teleporting, changing worlds, losing the target, or an attack the game rejects also ends the hold and releases the queued traffic.