# Pause on a frame

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-on-a-frame/19714>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 30, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-on-a-frame/19714 "2003-04-30T20:32:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Neuhaus3000](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/neuhaus3000/32/168_2.png) [@Neuhaus3000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Neuhaus3000)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-on-a-frame/19714/1 "2003-04-30T20:32:35Z")

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Hello again,

Is there a way to pause a movie on a frame for 3 seconds? :-\

I’ve searched “setInterval function” but I can’t get an answer…

Thanks!

Neuhaus3000

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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:** [April 30, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-on-a-frame/19714/2 "2003-04-30T20:35:55Z")

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Ok… got it !

this.stop();  
pause = function () {  
play();  
clearInterval(pausei);  
}  
pausei = setInterval(pause, 10000);