diff --git a/eternalcode-commons-shared/build.gradle.kts b/eternalcode-commons-shared/build.gradle.kts
index f6010c9..9be6cb5 100644
--- a/eternalcode-commons-shared/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/eternalcode-commons-shared/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ plugins {
     `commons-java-unit-test`
 }
 
+dependencies {
+    implementation("com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine:3.2.3")
+    testImplementation("org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7")
+    testImplementation("org.awaitility:awaitility:4.3.0")
+}
+
 tasks.test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
 }
diff --git a/eternalcode-commons-shared/src/main/java/com/eternalcode/commons/delay/Delay.java b/eternalcode-commons-shared/src/main/java/com/eternalcode/commons/delay/Delay.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c7d3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eternalcode-commons-shared/src/main/java/com/eternalcode/commons/delay/Delay.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package com.eternalcode.commons.delay;
+
+import com.github.benmanes.caffeine.cache.Cache;
+import com.github.benmanes.caffeine.cache.Caffeine;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+public class Delay<T> {
+
+    private final Cache<T, Instant> cache;
+    private final Supplier<Duration> defaultDelay;
+
+    private Delay(Supplier<Duration> defaultDelay) {
+        if (defaultDelay == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("defaultDelay cannot be null");
+        }
+
+        this.defaultDelay = defaultDelay;
+        this.cache = Caffeine.newBuilder()
+            .expireAfter(new InstantExpiry<T>())
+            .build();
+    }
+
+    public static <T> Delay<T> withDefault(Supplier<Duration> defaultDelay) {
+        return new Delay<>(defaultDelay);
+    }
+
+    public void markDelay(T key, Duration delay) {
+        if (delay.isZero() || delay.isNegative()) {
+            this.cache.invalidate(key);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.cache.put(key, Instant.now().plus(delay));
+    }
+
+    public void markDelay(T key) {
+        this.markDelay(key, this.defaultDelay.get());
+    }
+
+    public void unmarkDelay(T key) {
+        this.cache.invalidate(key);
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasDelay(T key) {
+        Instant delayExpireMoment = this.getExpireAt(key);
+        if (delayExpireMoment == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return Instant.now().isBefore(delayExpireMoment);
+    }
+
+    public Duration getRemaining(T key) {
+        Instant expireAt = this.getExpireAt(key);
+        if (expireAt == null) {
+            return Duration.ZERO;
+        }
+        return Duration.between(Instant.now(), expireAt);
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
+    private Instant getExpireAt(T key) {
+        return this.cache.getIfPresent(key);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/eternalcode-commons-shared/src/main/java/com/eternalcode/commons/delay/InstantExpiry.java b/eternalcode-commons-shared/src/main/java/com/eternalcode/commons/delay/InstantExpiry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c48cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eternalcode-commons-shared/src/main/java/com/eternalcode/commons/delay/InstantExpiry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.eternalcode.commons.delay;
+
+import com.github.benmanes.caffeine.cache.Expiry;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+public class InstantExpiry<T> implements Expiry<T, Instant> {
+
+    private long timeToExpire(Instant expireTime) {
+        Duration toExpire = Duration.between(Instant.now(), expireTime);
+
+        try {
+            return toExpire.toNanos();
+        } catch (ArithmeticException overflow) {
+            return toExpire.isNegative() ? Long.MIN_VALUE : Long.MAX_VALUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long expireAfterCreate(T key, Instant expireTime, long currentTime) {
+        return timeToExpire(expireTime);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long expireAfterUpdate(T key, Instant newExpireTime, long currentTime, long currentDuration) {
+        return timeToExpire(newExpireTime);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long expireAfterRead(T key, Instant expireTime, long currentTime, long currentDuration) {
+        return timeToExpire(expireTime);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/eternalcode-commons-shared/test/com/eternalcode/commons/delay/DelayTest.java b/eternalcode-commons-shared/test/com/eternalcode/commons/delay/DelayTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf961ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eternalcode-commons-shared/test/com/eternalcode/commons/delay/DelayTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package com.eternalcode.commons.delay;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+class DelayTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldExpireAfterDefaultDelay() {
+        Delay<UUID> delay = Delay.withDefault(() -> Duration.ofMillis(500));
+        UUID key = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        delay.markDelay(key);
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(key)).isTrue();
+
+        await()
+            .pollDelay(250, MILLISECONDS)
+            .atMost(500, MILLISECONDS)
+            .until(() -> delay.hasDelay(key));
+
+        await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofMillis(350)) // After previously await (600 ms - 900 ms)
+            .until(() -> !delay.hasDelay(key));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldDoNotExpireBeforeCustomDelay() {
+        Delay<UUID> delay = Delay.withDefault(() -> Duration.ofMillis(500));
+        UUID key = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        delay.markDelay(key, Duration.ofMillis(1000));
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(key)).isTrue();
+
+        await()
+            .pollDelay(500, MILLISECONDS)
+            .atMost(1000, MILLISECONDS)
+            .until(() -> delay.hasDelay(key));
+
+        await()
+            .atMost(600, MILLISECONDS) // After previously await (1100 ms - 1600 ms)
+            .until(() -> !delay.hasDelay(key));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldUnmarkDelay() {
+        Delay<UUID> delay = Delay.withDefault(() -> Duration.ofMillis(500));
+        UUID key = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        delay.markDelay(key);
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(key)).isTrue();
+
+        delay.unmarkDelay(key);
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(key)).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldNotHaveDelayOnNonExistentKey() {
+        Delay<UUID> delay = Delay.withDefault(() -> Duration.ofMillis(500));
+        UUID key = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(key)).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldReturnCorrectRemainingTime() throws InterruptedException {
+        Delay<UUID> delay = Delay.withDefault(() -> Duration.ofMillis(500));
+        UUID key = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        delay.markDelay(key, Duration.ofMillis(1000));
+
+        // Immediately after marking, remaining time should be close to the full delay
+        assertThat(delay.getRemaining(key))
+            .isCloseTo(Duration.ofMillis(1000), Duration.ofMillis(150));
+
+        // Wait for some time
+        await()
+            .pollDelay(400, MILLISECONDS)
+            .atMost(550, MILLISECONDS)
+            .untilAsserted(() -> {
+                // After 400ms, remaining time should be less than the original
+                assertThat(delay.getRemaining(key)).isLessThan(Duration.ofMillis(1000).minus(Duration.ofMillis(300)));
+            });
+
+        await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofMillis(1000).plus(Duration.ofMillis(150)))
+            .until(() -> !delay.hasDelay(key));
+
+        // After expiration, remaining time should be negative
+        assertThat(delay.getRemaining(key)).isZero();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldHandleMultipleKeysIndependently() {
+        Delay<UUID> delay = Delay.withDefault(() -> Duration.ofMillis(500));
+        UUID shortTimeKey = UUID.randomUUID(); // 500ms
+        UUID longTimeKey = UUID.randomUUID(); // 1000ms
+
+        delay.markDelay(shortTimeKey);
+        delay.markDelay(longTimeKey, Duration.ofMillis(1000));
+
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(shortTimeKey)).isTrue();
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(longTimeKey)).isTrue();
+
+        // Wait for the first key to expire
+        await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofMillis(500).plus(Duration.ofMillis(150)))
+            .until(() -> !delay.hasDelay(shortTimeKey));
+
+        // After first key expires, second should still be active
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(shortTimeKey)).isFalse();
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(longTimeKey)).isTrue();
+
+        // Wait for the second key to expire
+        await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofMillis(1000))
+            .until(() -> !delay.hasDelay(longTimeKey));
+
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(longTimeKey)).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testExpireAfterCreate_withOverflow_shouldReturnMaxValue() {
+        InstantExpiry<String> expiry = new InstantExpiry<>();
+        Instant farFuture = Instant.now().plus(Duration.ofDays(1000000000));
+
+        long result = expiry.expireAfterCreate("key", farFuture, 0);
+
+        assertEquals(Long.MAX_VALUE, result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testExpireAfterCreate_withOverflow_shouldReturnMinValue() {
+        InstantExpiry<String> expiry = new InstantExpiry<>();
+        Instant farPast = Instant.now().minus(Duration.ofDays(1000000000));
+
+        long result = expiry.expireAfterCreate("key", farPast, 0);
+
+        assertEquals(Long.MIN_VALUE, result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSuperLargeDelay() {
+        Delay<UUID> delay = Delay.withDefault(() -> Duration.ofDays(1000000000));
+        UUID key = UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        delay.markDelay(key);
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(key)).isTrue();
+
+        await()
+            .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(1))
+            .until(() -> delay.hasDelay(key));
+
+        // Even after waiting, the delay should still be active due to the large duration
+        assertThat(delay.hasDelay(key)).isTrue();
+    }
+}