# Lending Utilisation: Why Your Withdrawal Is Queued

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Published: 2026-10-27T18:56:39+08:00 | Updated: 2026-10-27T18:56:39+08:00
Verified: 2026-10-27

## Quick answer
Lending utilisation is borrows divided by supplied assets. Above the kink, rates spike; near 100 percent, idle cash runs out and withdrawals queue until borrowers repay.

## Summary
Utilisation is borrows divided by supplied assets, and it decides both your borrow rate and whether you can withdraw. A queue is the design, not an outage.

## FAQ
Q: Is a queued withdrawal a sign the protocol failed?
A: Not by itself. It means idle liquidity is exhausted because assets are lent out. That is a liquidity event rather than a solvency event, though a persistent queue can indicate that borrowers are unwilling or unable to repay.
Q: Will I still earn interest while queued?
A: Usually yes, up to the point your withdrawal is processed, because your claim remains in the pool until it settles. The rate during that period is often elevated, which is compensation for the delay rather than a bonus.
Q: Can utilisation go above 100 percent?
A: No, in a functioning pool. The ratio is bounded because withdrawals that would push borrows above supply are blocked, and that block is exactly what produces the queue.
Q: Why does the borrow rate jump so much above the kink?
A: Because the steep segment is the market's incentive mechanism. A high enough rate makes repaying profitable for borrowers and depositing attractive for suppliers, which pulls utilisation back down without administrative intervention.
Q: Should I avoid pools with high utilisation?
A: Not automatically. High utilisation usually pays more, and that extra yield is the price of exit risk. Whether it compensates you depends on your own liquidity needs.
Q: What if the queue never clears?
A: It clears if borrowers repay or new deposits arrive. If neither happens the pool depends on the loan book performing, and bad debt can convert a liquidity delay into a loss.