# How to determine time elapsed

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-determine-time-elapsed/173341>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 23, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-determine-time-elapsed/173341 "2005-12-23T18:22:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-determine-time-elapsed/173341/1 "2005-12-23T18:22:09Z")

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Suppose I have 2 buttons on stage. When the first button is pressed, a time count starts. When the second button is pressed, the time count stops. (In essence we are measuring the time elapsed (in milliseconds) between the first and second click.)

How can I set up such time count? Thank you very much!