Why is there a delay before an agent starts processing a flow?

Hi, welcome to Prefect Disourse, great to have you here. Could you provide more info about your setup?

  1. Are you on Prefect 1 or 2?
  2. How did you set up your agent?
  3. Can you try setting up a new conda virtual environment, installing and starting Prefect there and check out whether your deployment is set correctly? Check this topic for more on deployments: Prefect Deployments FAQ