diff --git a/engine/graph/actions.go b/engine/graph/actions.go
index bce9f16b..4f464bd4 100644
--- a/engine/graph/actions.go
+++ b/engine/graph/actions.go
@@ -477,23 +477,80 @@ Loop:
 		}
 		// end of limit delay
 
+		// retry...
 		var err error
-		if obj.Debug {
-			obj.Logf("Process(%s)", vertex)
-		}
-		err = obj.Process(vertex)
-		if obj.Debug {
-			obj.Logf("Process(%s): Return(%+v)", vertex, err)
-		}
+		var retry = res.MetaParams().Retry // lookup the retry value
+		var delay uint64
+	RetryLoop:
+		for { // retry loop
+			if delay > 0 {
+				timer := time.NewTimer(time.Duration(delay) * time.Millisecond)
+			RetryWait:
+				for {
+					select {
+					case <-timer.C: // the wait is over
+						break RetryWait
 
-		// It is important that we shutdown the Watch loop if this dies.
-		// If Process fails permanently, we ask it to exit right here...
-		if err != nil {
+					// consume other events while we're waiting...
+					case e, ok := <-obj.state[vertex].eventsChan: // read from watch channel
+						if !ok {
+							return reterr // we only return when chan closes
+						}
+						if e != nil {
+							failed = true
+							close(obj.state[vertex].limitDone)  // causes doneChan to close
+							reterr = multierr.Append(reterr, e) // permanent failure
+							break RetryWait
+						}
+						if obj.Debug {
+							obj.Logf("event received in retry")
+						}
+						// TODO: does this get added in properly?
+						limiter.ReserveN(time.Now(), 1) // one event
+					}
+				}
+				timer.Stop() // it's nice to cleanup
+				delay = 0    // reset
+				obj.state[vertex].init.Logf("the CheckApply delay expired!")
+			}
+			if failed { // don't Process anymore if we've already failed...
+				continue Loop
+			}
+
+			if obj.Debug {
+				obj.Logf("Process(%s)", vertex)
+			}
+			err = obj.Process(vertex)
+			if obj.Debug {
+				obj.Logf("Process(%s): Return(%+v)", vertex, err)
+			}
+			if err == nil {
+				break RetryLoop
+			}
+			// we've got an error...
+			delay = res.MetaParams().Delay
+
+			if retry < 0 { // infinite retries
+				continue
+			}
+			if retry > 0 { // don't decrement past 0
+				retry--
+				obj.state[vertex].init.Logf("retrying CheckApply after %.4f seconds (%d left)", float64(delay)/1000, retry)
+				continue
+			}
+			//if retry == 0 { // optional
+			//	err = errwrap.Wrapf(err, "permanent process error")
+			//}
+
+			// It is important that we shutdown the Watch loop if
+			// this dies. If Process fails permanently, we ask it
+			// to exit right here... (It happens when we loop...)
 			failed = true
 			close(obj.state[vertex].processDone)  // causes doneChan to close
 			reterr = multierr.Append(reterr, err) // permanent failure
 			continue
-		}
+
+		} // retry loop
 
 		// When this Process loop exits, it's because something has
 		// caused Watch() to shutdown (even if it's our permanent