Creating a new repo with the same name as an already deleted one

Hi!

So I deleted a repo and I wanted to create a new one with the same name. I’m on gitlab.com. The system says “Name has already been taken” and “Path has already been taken”. Tried to log out and back in, still the same. Tried waiting for some time (like 15 minutes or so), no luck. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Ah… tried to enter the url. It says the project will be deleted in a week. Going down that road I found a thread that says that it’s only public repos that take a long time.

Is this information correct?