Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may communicate with a first cell. The UE may receive a request to report one or more parameters associated with handover from the first cell to a second cell during a time period. The one or more parameters may include an estimated propagation delay between the UE and the second cell during the time period, an estimated rate of change in propagation delay during the time period, or both. The UE may transmit a message indicating the parameters in response to the request. The UE may receive an indication of an uplink grant occasion associated with the handover during the time period based on indicating the parameters.