Adaptive programming delay scheme in a memory sub-system

A method comprising:

• receiving a two-pass programming command with respect to a set of memory cells;
• determining a value of a metric reflecting a reliability of the set of memory cells;
• determining, from a data structure, a delay duration and a subset of the set of memory cells based on the value of the metric, wherein the data structure correlates metric values with respective delay duration values and with respective subsets of memory cells;
• and
• performing a two-pass programming operation with respect to the set of memory cells, wherein the two-pass programming operation comprises the delay between a first pass of the two-pass programming operation and a second pass of the two-pass programming operation.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

• receive a two-pass programming command with respect to a set of memory cells;
• determine a value of a metric reflecting a reliability of the set of memory cells;
• determine, from a data structure, a delay duration and a subset of the set of memory cells based on the value of the metric, wherein the data structure correlates metric values with respective delay duration values and with respective subsets of memory cells;
• and
• perform a two-pass programming operation with respect to the set of memory cells, wherein the two-pass programming operation comprises the delay duration between a first pass of the two-pass programming operation and a second pass of the two-pass programming operation.