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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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+ *
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.startupargs;
+
+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 Verify that a recopding with a delay is started.
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib /test/jdk
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:StartFlightRecording=name=TestStartDelay,delay=1s jdk.jfr.startupargs.TestStartDelayRunning
+ */
+public class TestStartDelayRunning {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        System.out.println("Test started at " + Instant.now());
+        Recording r = StartupHelper.getRecording("TestStartDelay");
+        CommonHelper.waitForRecordingState(r, RecordingState.RUNNING);
+        System.out.println("Recording startTime = " + r.getStartTime());
+        Asserts.assertNotNull(r.getStartTime(), "StartTime was null after delay");
+        Asserts.assertGreaterThan(Instant.now(), r.getStartTime(), "Current time should exceed start time");
+        r.stop();
+        r.close();
+    }
+}