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+/*
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+
+package jdk.jfr.startupargs;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.RecordingState;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.CommonHelper;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Start a recording with delay. Verify recording starts later.
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib /test/jdk
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:StartFlightRecording=name=TestStartDelay,delay=5000s jdk.jfr.startupargs.TestStartDelay
+ */
+public class TestStartDelay {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        Instant testStart = Instant.now();
+        System.out.println("Test started at " + testStart);
+        Recording r = StartupHelper.getRecording("TestStartDelay");
+        CommonHelper.verifyRecordingState(r, RecordingState.DELAYED);
+        Asserts.assertNotNull(r.getStartTime(), "Recording start time should not be null for a delayed recording");
+        Asserts.assertLessThanOrEqual(r.getStartTime(), testStart.plus(Duration.ofSeconds(5000)), "Recording start time should not exceed test start time + delay");
+        Asserts.assertGreaterThanOrEqual(r.getStartTime(), testStart, "Recording start time should not happen before test start time");
+        r.close();
+    }
+
+}