diff --git a/internal/manager/ratelimiter.go b/internal/manager/ratelimiter.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..581de71cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/manager/ratelimiter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package manager
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"go.uber.org/ratelimit"
+)
+
+type customClock struct {
+	p *pipe
+}
+
+func (p *pipe) attachRateLimiter() {
+	if !p.camp.SlidingWindow {
+		return
+	}
+
+	dur, _ := time.ParseDuration(p.camp.SlidingWindowDuration)
+	clock := &customClock{
+		p: p,
+	}
+
+	p.ratelimiter = ratelimit.New(p.camp.SlidingWindowRate,
+		ratelimit.WithSlack(0),
+		ratelimit.Per(dur),
+		ratelimit.WithClock(clock),
+	)
+}
+
+func (c *customClock) Now() time.Time { return time.Now() }
+
+// pause strict on hitting rate limit
+func (c *customClock) Sleep(wait time.Duration) {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+
+			if c.p.stopped.Load() {
+				return
+			}
+
+			if time.Since(startTime) > wait {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// long running campaign, wait for event
+func (p *pipe) waitForEvent() bool {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Minute)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	p.m.log.Printf("campaign: %s, will wait for events, at 1 min interval", p.camp.Name)
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			p.m.log.Printf("campaign %s, stopped: %t, has: %t", p.camp.Name, p.stopped.Load(), p.flagSubQueued.Load())
+			if p.stopped.Load() {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			if p.flagSubQueued.Load() {
+				p.flagSubQueued.Store(false)
+				p.m.log.Printf("campaign: %s, got event", p.camp.Name)
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}