# Using dictionary keys as a list in with\_items

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-dictionary-keys-as-a-list-in-with-items/12820>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [May 17, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-dictionary-keys-as-a-list-in-with-items/12820 "2013-05-17T19:00:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-dictionary-keys-as-a-list-in-with-items/12820/1 "2013-05-17T19:00:10Z")

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You should use the wait\_for module to wait on the guests until they are running.