# Pause a timer

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-a-timer/305848>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 4, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-a-timer/305848 "2010-03-04T13:44:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![black\_pearl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@black\_pearl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/black_pearl)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-a-timer/305848/1 "2010-03-04T13:44:42Z")

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I have a code for countdown timer. I just want to pause the timer, clicking a button. How can I do that?

```auto
var timingMinute:Number = 10;

min_txt.text = timingMinute-1;

//Timer code//
//displayTime = timing;
displayTime = min_txt.text;
countDown = function () {;
displayTime--;
if (displayTime == -1) {;
clearInterval(timer);
_root.timeLeft_txt.text = timingMinute;
trace("timingMinute "+timingMinute);
_root.markedUnsure_txt.text = _global.unsureQuestions;
//_root.attempted_txt.text = _global.maximumQuestions;
_root.marksScored_txt.text = _global.marksScored;
_root.gotoAndStop(25);

};
timing = displayTime;
min_txt.text = timing;

};
timer = setInterval(countDown, 1000*60);
//Code End////

```