# How can I pause for a few seconds?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-pause-for-a-few-seconds/153114>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 29, 2005, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-pause-for-a-few-seconds/153114 "2005-06-29T12:20:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![OM2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@OM2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OM2)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-pause-for-a-few-seconds/153114/1 "2005-06-29T12:20:00Z")

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I have an animation.  
At the end of the animation, I want to pause for a small amount of time.  
And then, I want to carry on with the next animation.

What’s the best way of doing this in Actionscript?

Thanks.

OM