# Help with timers in game

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-timers-in-game/255985
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 28, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-timers-in-game/255985 "2008-03-28T20:08:09Z")
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### Author: ![thejoeknows\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-timers-in-game/255985/1 "2008-03-28T20:08:09Z")

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in my game i would like a timer counting up telling how long youve played, i would like the code to be in the time line and a dynamic text box holding the timer variable, how do i do this?

also, i would like a timer counting down, and when it reaches 0 to send you to a lose frame, how would i do this?

thank you,  
thejoeknows