diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index a4c2355..c8d6821 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -4,20 +4,34 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"math"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cloudevents/sdk-go/v2/event"
 )
 
 const abortIndex int8 = math.MaxInt8 >> 1
 
+type ResultNackWithRedeliveryDelay struct {
+	delay time.Duration
+}
+
+func (r ResultNackWithRedeliveryDelay) Error() string {
+	return "nack with delay"
+}
+
+func (r ResultNackWithRedeliveryDelay) Delay() time.Duration {
+	return r.delay
+}
+
 type Context struct {
 	engine *Engine
 
 	Request *Request
 
-	handlers HandlersChain
-	index    int8
-	nack     bool
+	handlers            HandlersChain
+	index               int8
+	nack                bool
+	nackRedeliveryDelay time.Duration
 
 	Errors equeueErrors
 }
@@ -26,6 +40,7 @@ func (c *Context) reset() {
 	c.handlers = nil
 	c.index = -1
 	c.nack = false
+	c.nackRedeliveryDelay = 0
 
 	c.Errors = c.Errors[:0]
 }
@@ -64,6 +79,11 @@ func (c *Context) Nack() {
 	c.nack = true
 }
 
+func (c *Context) NackWithRedeliveryDelay(delay time.Duration) {
+	c.nack = true
+	c.nackRedeliveryDelay = delay
+}
+
 func (c *Context) IsNack() bool {
 	return c.nack
 }
diff --git a/driver/nats/consumer.go b/driver/nats/consumer.go
index 9edcf4c..9d6c9bf 100644
--- a/driver/nats/consumer.go
+++ b/driver/nats/consumer.go
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ func (n *natsReceiveMessage) Finish(err error) error {
 	if protocol.IsACK(err) {
 		return n.msg.Ack()
 	} else {
+		var nack *equeue.ResultNackWithRedeliveryDelay
+		if errors.As(err, &nack) {
+			return n.msg.NakWithDelay(nack.Delay())
+		}
 		return n.msg.Nak()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/equeue.go b/equeue.go
index 6994966..1ebec1c 100644
--- a/equeue.go
+++ b/equeue.go
@@ -322,7 +322,11 @@ func (w *worker) run() {
 	c.Next()
 
 	if c.IsNack() {
-		w.message.Finish(protocol.ResultNACK)
+		if c.nackRedeliveryDelay > 0 {
+			w.message.Finish(&ResultNackWithRedeliveryDelay{delay: c.nackRedeliveryDelay})
+		} else {
+			w.message.Finish(protocol.ResultNACK)
+		}
 	} else {
 		w.message.Finish(protocol.ResultACK)
 	}