# 2 minute countdown timer

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-minute-countdown-timer/300515>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 23, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-minute-countdown-timer/300515 "2009-11-23T01:51:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-minute-countdown-timer/300515/1 "2009-11-23T01:51:33Z")

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Hi, I’m making a side scrolling flash game called [Kit-Run](http://kitrun.blogspot.com) using actionscript 2.0. I want to give each level a two minute time limit - ideally to have an enemy mc load that comes and kills you when it reaches 00:00.

I’ve found a lot of tutorials that count down time limits for dates, but none for a simple minute counter. I’ve started with a dynamic text field called “timeDisplay”. What do I now??

thanks!