# Pausing the script execution

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pausing-the-script-execution/165149>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 8, 2005, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pausing-the-script-execution/165149 "2005-10-08T06:05:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![maciejwantusiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@maciejwantusiak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/maciejwantusiak)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pausing-the-script-execution/165149/1 "2005-10-08T06:05:36Z")

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I have this problem: Im trying to pause a script from executing in a nested loop for some time but i dont know how.

this is a sample script:

```auto
 for (i=0; i<10; i++) { 
	for (j=0;j<4;j++) {
		//pause here
		...
	}
}

```

any one has any idea how to do it?