# How do I use timers to repeat a function, and what else r they for?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-timers-to-repeat-a-function-and-what-else-r-they-for/225865>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 16, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-timers-to-repeat-a-function-and-what-else-r-they-for/225865 "2007-05-16T10:06:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mythic\_Fr0st](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@Mythic\_Fr0st](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mythic_Fr0st)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-timers-to-repeat-a-function-and-what-else-r-they-for/225865/1 "2007-05-16T10:06:55Z")

</div>

How can I use a timer to repeat a function, and what else do timers “do”