diff --git a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/components/tasks/waves/WaveTask.java b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/components/tasks/waves/WaveTask.java
index b98d7079d..4be3210de 100644
--- a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/components/tasks/waves/WaveTask.java
+++ b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/components/tasks/waves/WaveTask.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class WaveTask extends DefaultTask implements PriorityTask {
   private LevelWaves level;
   private WaveClass currentWave;
   private final GameTime globalTime;
+  private long nextWaveAt = 0;
   private int currentWaveIndex = 0;
   private boolean waveInProgress;
   private float startTime = 0;
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ public void start() {
   @Override
   public void update() {
     if (ServiceLocator.getWaveService().getEnemyCount() == 0) {
-      currentWaveIndex++;
+//      currentWaveIndex++;
 
       long currentTime = ServiceLocator.getTimeSource().getTime();
       // Setting the timestamp for when the next mobs will spawn.
@@ -108,15 +109,28 @@ public void update() {
 
       } else {
         // Spawn the next wave
-        logger.info("No enemies remaining, begin next wave");
-        this.waveEnd.play();
-        this.waveInProgress = true;
-        this.level.setWaveIndex(currentWaveIndex);
-        // Set the service wave count to the current wave index.
-        ServiceLocator.getWaveService().setWaveCount(currentWaveIndex);
-        this.currentWave = this.level.getWave(currentWaveIndex);
-        ServiceLocator.getWaveService().setEnemyCount(currentWave.getSize());
-        //endTime = globalTime.getTime() + (SPAWNING_INTERVAL * 1000L); // reset end time
+//        logger.info("No enemies remaining, begin next wave");
+        if (nextWaveAt == 0) {
+          logger.info("Next wave in 10 seconds");
+          nextWaveAt = globalTime.getTime() + 10000;
+          ServiceLocator.getWaveService().setNextWaveTime(nextWaveAt);
+        } else {
+          if (globalTime.getTime() >= nextWaveAt || ServiceLocator.getWaveService().shouldSkip()) {
+            logger.info("Next wave starting");
+            ServiceLocator.getWaveService().toggleDelay();
+            currentWaveIndex++;
+            ServiceLocator.getWaveService().setNextWaveTime(0);
+            nextWaveAt = 0;
+            this.waveEnd.play();
+            this.waveInProgress = true;
+            this.level.setWaveIndex(currentWaveIndex);
+            // Set the service wave count to the current wave index.
+            ServiceLocator.getWaveService().setWaveCount(currentWaveIndex);
+            this.currentWave = this.level.getWave(currentWaveIndex);
+            ServiceLocator.getWaveService().setEnemyCount(currentWave.getSize());
+            //endTime = globalTime.getTime() + (SPAWNING_INTERVAL * 1000L); // reset end time
+          }
+        }
       }
 
     } else {
diff --git a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/entities/EntityService.java b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/entities/EntityService.java
index b5fe3ce77..f45576fb0 100644
--- a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/entities/EntityService.java
+++ b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/entities/EntityService.java
@@ -183,6 +183,24 @@ public Entity getEntityAtPosition(float x, float y) {
     return null;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Checks for the presence of an Entity at a specified position (x, y).
+   *
+   * @param x The x-coordinate of the position to check.
+   * @param y The y-coordinate of the position to check.
+   * @return The Entity found at the specified position, or null if no Entity is present.
+   */
+  public Entity checkEntityAtPosition(int x, int y) {
+    entities.sort(Comparator.comparingInt(Entity::getLayer));
+    for (Entity entity : entities) {
+      if (entity.getPosition().x == x && entity.getPosition().y == y) {
+        return entity;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+
   private boolean entityContainsPosition(Entity entity, float x, float y) {
     float entityX = entity.getPosition().x;
     float entityY = entity.getPosition().y;
@@ -207,7 +225,7 @@ public boolean entitiesInTile(int x_coord, int y_coord) {
       return true;
     }
     if (mp.getCell(x_coord, y_coord) != null) {
-      Entity entity = getEntityAtPosition(x_coord, y_coord);
+      Entity entity = checkEntityAtPosition(x_coord, y_coord);
       return entity != null;
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/services/WaveService.java b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/services/WaveService.java
index c00693fbd..c7ddacdef 100644
--- a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/services/WaveService.java
+++ b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/services/WaveService.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public class WaveService {
 
     private int spawnDelay;
 
+    private boolean skipDelay = false;
+
 
     /**
      * Constructor for the Wave Service
@@ -136,11 +138,26 @@ public void setNextWaveTime(long nextWaveTime) {
     public int getSpawnDelay() {return this.spawnDelay;}
 
 
-     /* Used for adding this instance of UIElementsDisplay to the mainGameScreen. This is needed as update is performed
+    /**
+     * Used for adding this instance of UIElementsDisplay to the mainGameScreen. This is needed as update is performed
      * for this instance of the display.
      * @return the updating instance of UIElementsDisplay
      */
     public UIElementsDisplay getDisplay() {
         return this.display;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * This will invert the value of the skipDelay boolean
+     * */
+    public void toggleDelay() {
+        this.skipDelay = !this.skipDelay;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * retrieve the skipDelay condition
+     * */
+    public boolean shouldSkip() {
+      return this.skipDelay;
+    }
 }