Title: Error Message or Event Completed?
Last modified: September 5, 2020

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# Error Message or Event Completed?

 *  Resolved [GDGerlach344](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdgerlach344/)
 * (@gdgerlach344)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-or-event-completed/)
 * I have a question about data in the “Next Run (UTC-4)” column on the Cron Events
   page. If there’s an entry that looks like this:
 * 2020-09-02 22:39:12
    ! 2 days 11 hours ago (this line of text is red)
 * Does that mean the event was successfully completed or that the event failed 
   to occur? I would assume it means it failed but I want to make sure.
 * Thanks!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-message-or-event-completed%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [John Blackbourn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbillion/)
 * (@johnbillion)
 * WordPress Core Developer
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-or-event-completed/#post-13365638)
 * This means the event failed to run. If the event has missed its time by more 
   than about ten minutes then that means there’s a problem with the cron event 
   runner on your site. Is there also an error message to this affect at the top
   of the page?
 *  Thread Starter [GDGerlach344](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdgerlach344/)
 * (@gdgerlach344)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-or-event-completed/#post-13365654)
 * Yes. The error messages says:
 * There was a problem spawning a call to the WP-Cron system on your site. This 
   means WP-Cron events on your site may not work. The problem was:
    cURL error 
   28: Connection timed out after 3001 milliseconds
 * My web host (Website Source) says they can’t find any problems on their end. 
   Anything I should point them to?
 *  Plugin Author [John Blackbourn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbillion/)
 * (@johnbillion)
 * WordPress Core Developer
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-or-event-completed/#post-13365667)
 * That’s a bit of a mystery error. It indicates a network problem with your site.
   Sorry but I can’t help any more, I would contact your host and send them that
   error message.

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