# X_LOCK_NOT_ACQUIRED

## Means

withLock could not take the lock within its wait bound

## Typical cause

another holder kept the key past wait:, or wait: is shorter than the work the holder does under it

## Fix

`withLock(key, fn, { ttl: '30s', wait: '10s' })` — in the calling file: raise wait:, or retry the caller later

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