My very dumb, 20 year old, dishwasher is perfectly capable of cutting the water when the latch is disengaged at any point in the cycle. I through utensils that

My very dumb, 20 year old, dishwasher is perfectly capable of cutting the water when the latch is disengaged at any point in the cycle. I through utensils that got overlooked in up to 5 or so minutes after it starts and it has never caused a problem.