# Pause for "x" seconds before playing next frame?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-for-x-seconds-before-playing-next-frame/216606
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 18, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-for-x-seconds-before-playing-next-frame/216606 "2007-02-18T22:31:20Z")
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### Author: ![cwismer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@cwismer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cwismer)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-for-x-seconds-before-playing-next-frame/216606/1 "2007-02-18T22:31:20Z")

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I know there is a way but i haven’t figured out how to do this yet… i have three different images and i want them to play for 3 seconds each without having to drag out the timeline. basically it is a slide show. what is the actionscript for this? a few people gave me different formulas, but it stops the movie after the 3 seconds. i’d appreciate any help! thanks.