# Express line length over time

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/express-line-length-over-time/307531>\
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**Created:** [April 5, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/express-line-length-over-time/307531 "2010-04-05T13:49:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![lope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/43a26b/32.png) [@lope](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lope)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/express-line-length-over-time/307531/1 "2010-04-05T13:49:30Z")

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I have a line which is stage.stageWidth long.

And i have a time value.

Now i need in enter frame to shorten this line (like an reverse preloader, but its not a preloader) so that in given time value its length becomes 0.

so from stage.stageWidth to 0 in given time.

hod do i do that?