Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit two or more connection requests prior to expiration of a UE connection response window. In some examples, the UE may re-set a UE connection response window each time the UE transmits a connection request. In some examples, the base station and UE may set their respective connection response windows after the UE transmits connections requests in a set of consecutive transmission opportunities. In some examples, the base station and UE may set their respective connection response windows based at least in part on a first available transmission opportunity. In some examples, the UE may include an indication of a position in a transmission sequence in the connection response, and the base station may set the UE connection response window based at least in part on the indication.