# Quick question about static methods

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about-static-methods/278581>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 2, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about-static-methods/278581 "2009-01-02T07:50:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![El\_Phantom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d6d6ee/32.png) [@El\_Phantom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/El_Phantom)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about-static-methods/278581/1 "2009-01-02T07:50:36Z")

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Are static methods innately slower than instance methods? I have been using static methods heavily in a project I’m working on and was just worried that maybe instance methods would be faster… anybody know for certain?

thanks!