# Quick question - Pause/Wait - Flash Help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-pause-wait-flash-help/224242>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 30, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-pause-wait-flash-help/224242 "2007-04-30T15:41:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![gibry21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3bc359/32.png) [@gibry21](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gibry21)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-pause-wait-flash-help/224242/1 "2007-04-30T15:41:49Z")

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Quick question…so hopefull a quick simple solution, I’m trying to pause / wait a flash movie for a period of time…I’m more of Director user and know that this is done using tics…is there a simpler way to do this in flash…

thanks