Thanks once more for the engagement in the forum and great tutorials!
One hint to the topic above 
This can be also solved with 1 single out-of-the-box activity, covering all the steps you describe:
- getting ready state
- waiting (delay)
- do-while looping (timeout)
It is Wait Attribute Activity.
Best regards, Lev
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