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To: "Aris Samad-Yahaya" <aris@quickschools.com>
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Subject: Re: CREATE TABLE slowing down significantly over time 
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Comments: In-reply-to "Aris Samad-Yahaya" <aris@quickschools.com>
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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"Aris Samad-Yahaya" <aris@quickschools.com> writes:
> I'm facing a problem where running a CREATE TABLE has slowed down
> significantly over time.

System catalog bloat maybe?  What are your vacuuming practices?

			regards, tom lane