'Google Apps Script trigger suddenly firing delayed

CLOSED - I have a trigger set in GAS for a precise time, 14:57, to run a function at that point. (that trigger is set up by a function every day afresh)

This worked just fine for many months up until today, but today, the trigger suddenly fired at 15:05, and the function failed because some conditions were not met.

I know why the conditions at 15:05 were not met, that’s not the problem, but why did the trigger suddenly fire with an 8 minute delay today, when it has reliably fired at 14:57 for many months??? I did check the time it was set up for today … 14:57 … so why the delay?

Note that exactly the same trigger is also installed the same way in other, separate spreadsheets and today they fired, as they should, at 14:57.

Very confusing!!!



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