# Delay function
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-function/113316
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 16, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-function/113316 "2004-06-16T21:35:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Nikini](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nikini)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-function/113316/1 "2004-06-16T21:35:28Z")
hello…
i’m made a delay function. The problem is that it does not work…
```auto
delay = function(s,fps) {
tt=new Number(); tr=new Boolean();
_root.onEnterFrame=function() {
tt++;
if (tt==s*fps) {
tr=true;
} else {
tr=false;
}
}
return tr;
}
```
i want the function to return true when s seconds have passed on a fps fps movieclip and false after and before. why doesn’t it work??
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-function/113316/2 "2004-06-16T23:55:48Z")
stick in some trace AS…
ie. trace(s)
coz it doesnt look like youve defined “s”… but using trace function (or dynamic text boxes to display variables and/or properties) helps ME alot in debugging…
Prophet.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2004, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-function/113316/3 "2004-06-17T10:10:30Z")
i tried and everything works…s is shown…and the function works if i use it on onenterframe. It does not workm on onLOAD… why??