code: def get_pause_duration(recursive_delay=5, default_duration=10):
      
      try:
          response = requests.get('http://overpass-api.de/api/status')
          status = response.text.split('\n')[3]
          status_first_token = status.split(' ')[0]
      except Exception:
          # if status endpoint cannot be reached or output parsed, log error
          # and return default duration
          log('Unable to query http://overpass-api.de/api/status',
              level=lg.ERROR)
          return default_duration
  
      try:
          # if first token is numeric, it indicates the number of slots
          # available - no wait required
          available_slots = int(status_first_token)
          pause_duration = 0
      except Exception:
          # if first token is 'Slot', it tells you when your slot will be free
          if status_first_token == 'Slot':
              utc_time_str = status.split(' ')[3]
              utc_time = date_parser.parse(utc_time_str).replace(tzinfo=None)
              pause_duration = math.ceil(
                  (utc_time - dt.datetime.utcnow()).total_seconds())
              pause_duration = max(pause_duration, 1)
  
          # if first token is 'Currently', it is currently running a query so
          # check back in recursive_delay seconds
          elif status_first_token == 'Currently':
              time.sleep(recursive_delay)
              pause_duration = get_pause_duration()
  
          else:
              # any other status is unrecognized - log an error and return
              # default duration
              log('Unrecognized server status: "{}"'.format(status),
                  level=lg.ERROR)
              return default_duration
  
      return pause_duration
docs: Check the Overpass API status endpoint to determine how long to wait until
      next slot is available.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      recursive_delay : int
          how long to wait between recursive calls if server is currently
          running a query
      default_duration : int
          if fatal error, function falls back on returning this value
  
      Returns
      -------
      pause_duration : int