opponent gets 5 min in 3 min game

Often when I start a game (13x13) I get matched with someone and they get 5 min on their clock and I get three (time set to 3m + 5s or 3m + 5x30s.) Often it seems they are not there and I have to wait 5 min before I “win by timeout.” If I cancel the game I “lose by cancellation.” Is there a way to get around the 5 min waiting period other than playing a 30 second/move game?

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Don’t worry about the loss by cancellation, it doesn’t affect rating points. So you can cancel whenever you want if the opponent didn’t make a move yet.

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Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the first move of the game gets a few extra minutes (hence the 5m vs 3m), presumably for them to notice the game started. The extra time vanishes after the first move (i.e. the 5m should reduce to 3m)

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