# Is there anyway to pause?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-anyway-to-pause/15857>\
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**Created:** [March 18, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-anyway-to-pause/15857 "2003-03-18T20:15:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mlk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlk)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-anyway-to-pause/15857/1 "2003-03-18T20:15:25Z")

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^ flash during an action –  
i tried to do a while lloop but it loops to many times (ie for using a getTimer() function)  
is there any way to pause any thing for x seconds except then playing a specific number of frames ??? Thanks !

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-anyway-to-pause/15857/2 "2003-03-18T20:45:04Z")

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I think this thread is what you’re looking for.

[http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=838&highlight=pause+a+movie](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=838&highlight=pause+a+movie)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-anyway-to-pause/15857/3 "2003-03-19T22:57:25Z")

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I think using setInterval for creating timed pauses in a movie is much easier than anything using getTimer but that’s just me. You might want to look up the setInterval function and see if that helps you.