# Setting a delay to a timer?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-delay-to-a-timer/263925>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 20, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-delay-to-a-timer/263925 "2008-06-20T15:10:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![koolkrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@koolkrasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/koolkrasher)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-delay-to-a-timer/263925/1 "2008-06-20T15:10:33Z")

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Is it possable to set a delay to a timer when the mouse moves and then when the mouse is idle for 5 seconds resueme the timer?

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**Author:** ![wvxvw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9a28c/32.png) [@wvxvw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wvxvw)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-delay-to-a-timer/263925/2 "2008-06-20T17:59:14Z")

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```auto
var timer:Timer = new Timer(5000, 1);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, handelTimer);
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, handleMouseMove);
function handleMouseMove(evt:MouseEvent):void
{
	timer.stop();
	timer.start();
}
function handelTimer(evt:TimerEvent):void
{
	trace('timer!');
}

```

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**Author:** ![koolkrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@koolkrasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/koolkrasher)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-delay-to-a-timer/263925/3 "2008-06-20T19:19:47Z")

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wow thats pretty simple. thanks, worked like a charm!