# Making async code synchronous

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/making-async-code-synchronous/72630>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** nif\
**Created:** [September 23, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/making-async-code-synchronous/72630 "2025-09-23T03:07:17Z")\
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Why wrap it in a task at all? Can you simply have a function that calls the NIF and then does a receive right after?

What does this NIF do btw? How long does it run?

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