# Delay in Flash (Question)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-in-flash-question/182579>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 19, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-in-flash-question/182579 "2006-03-19T18:43:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![keyhan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@keyhan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keyhan)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-in-flash-question/182579/1 "2006-03-19T18:43:12Z")

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[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=1][COLOR=black]Hi,

A question regarding the count down program.  
[/COLOR][/SIZE][[SIZE=1][COLOR=black]http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/countdown.htm[/COLOR][/SIZE]](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/countdown.htm)[SIZE=1][COLOR=black]

What I was trying to do and I couldn’t is that I want a delay on the displayed numbers. What I want is that every few second (random) the number get updated, instead of being updated every mili second.[/COLOR][/SIZE]  
[SIZE=1]Is it possible?[/SIZE]