# Delaying

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delaying/54899
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 18, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delaying/54899 "2004-06-18T16:51:15Z")
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### Author: ![JoOWiTHaU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@JoOWiTHaU](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoOWiTHaU)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delaying/54899/1 "2004-06-18T16:51:15Z")

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Instead of adding frames in the beginning of my movie to stall it, how can I use actionscript to delay the play for a few seconds?