# How to make moviclip to start after a period of time

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 13, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-moviclip-to-start-after-a-period-of-time/225555 "2007-05-13T19:18:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 13, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-moviclip-to-start-after-a-period-of-time/225555/1 "2007-05-13T19:18:55Z")

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HI

Being a newbie, this is all stumping me. I have 5 movieclips all on different layers and on the first frame. I want one movieclip to start playing and when this finishes, I then I want another to start after it, and so on. How do I do this? And is this the best method?

Thanks