# Why can't I cancel my pending transaction? It has been spinning like that for over an hour

**URL:** <https://community.metamask.com/t/why-cant-i-cancel-my-pending-transaction-it-has-been-spinning-like-that-for-over-an-hour/31550>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [June 26, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/why-cant-i-cancel-my-pending-transaction-it-has-been-spinning-like-that-for-over-an-hour/31550 "2026-06-26T00:30:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![quangbao23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e5b9ba/32.png) [@quangbao23](https://community.metamask.com/u/quangbao23)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/why-cant-i-cancel-my-pending-transaction-it-has-been-spinning-like-that-for-over-an-hour/31550/1 "2026-06-26T00:30:51Z")

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My transaction has been stuck for over an hour and cannot be cancelled; please help me.

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**Author:** ![quangbao23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e5b9ba/32.png) [@quangbao23](https://community.metamask.com/u/quangbao23)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/why-cant-i-cancel-my-pending-transaction-it-has-been-spinning-like-that-for-over-an-hour/31550/2 "2026-06-26T00:32:04Z")

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**Author:** ![Oxsoltani](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/oxsoltani/32/37719_2.png) [@Oxsoltani](https://community.metamask.com/u/Oxsoltani)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/why-cant-i-cancel-my-pending-transaction-it-has-been-spinning-like-that-for-over-an-hour/31550/3 "2026-06-26T00:51:44Z")

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Hello, please try using a link. If you still can’t cancel it, I think sending a small amount of ETH to the address where the transaction is stuck might help cancel it—for example $1 or less worth of ETH or BNB sent to the address.

> **[How to speed up or cancel a pending transaction | MetaMask Help Center](https://support.metamask.io/manage-crypto/transactions/how-to-speed-up-or-cancel-a-pending-transaction/)**
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> Bear in mind that speeding up the transaction will increase the gas fee you're spending for the transaction.

If the problem still continues, please be patient. With lower BNB network fees, your transaction will automatically be reattempted.

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**Author:** ![Khaled1](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/khaled1/32/39657_2.png) [@Khaled1](https://community.metamask.com/u/Khaled1)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/why-cant-i-cancel-my-pending-transaction-it-has-been-spinning-like-that-for-over-an-hour/31550/5 "2026-06-26T16:34:02Z")

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Thank you for trying to help. However, I don’t think sharing those details is a good idea for security reasons. That said, it’s possible that the transactions will eventually go through once the network reaches the GWEI they were set for.

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**Author:** ![umang7](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/umang7/32/39649_2.png) [@umang7](https://community.metamask.com/u/umang7)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/why-cant-i-cancel-my-pending-transaction-it-has-been-spinning-like-that-for-over-an-hour/31550/7 "2026-07-15T13:30:20Z")

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Hey @Bruce_metamask,

What error are you seeing? Can you please provide the more details?