# Need way to delay execution
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-way-to-delay-execution/62608
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 29, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-way-to-delay-execution/62608 "2004-08-29T21:49:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@acor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/acor)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-way-to-delay-execution/62608/1 "2004-08-29T21:49:09Z")
I just need a simple way for flash to delay the execution of a group of actions for a few seconds.
Here is the code I need delayed:
\_root.randomnumber=(random(20))
if (\_root.randomnumber\<=8){\_root.commentbox=“Hit!”}
if (\_root.randomnumber\<=8){\_root.enemyhp-=15, nextFrame()
}
else {\_root.commentbox=“Miss!”
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-way-to-delay-execution/62608/2 "2004-08-29T22:36:41Z")
just make a mvc to the left of your stage… you know you will make it 12 frames long and on the last key frame put an add AS:
\_root.num += 1
and then on that movie clip put the:
onClipEvent(EnterFrame) {
if (\_root.num == 12) {
goto and play(number)
}
}
Note: thats a rough example dont copy the code.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-way-to-delay-execution/62608/3 "2004-08-29T22:44:35Z")
i cant do that becuase I need to acess code outside of the movie clip and I dont think that will work… Unless I’m meiss understanding what you are saying
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-way-to-delay-execution/62608/4 "2004-08-29T22:51:23Z")
it doesnt matter its used more for multiple waiting times that takes like no space up
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-way-to-delay-execution/62608/5 "2004-08-29T23:10:44Z")
or simply wrap the code you want delayed with this:
```auto
waitV=setInterval(function(){
clearInterval(waitV)
...
the code you want delayed
...
},x) //where x is the number of milliseconds you want it delayed for
```
ill wrap it around your code so you can see what i mean and ill make it wait for 5 secs:
```auto
waitV=setInterval(function(){
clearInterval(waitV)
_root.randomnumber=(random(20))
if (_root.randomnumber<=8){_root.commentbox="Hit!"}
if (_root.randomnumber<=8){_root.enemyhp-=15, nextFrame()
}
else {_root.commentbox="Miss!"
}
},5000)
```
Prophet.