# Sound delay

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-delay/73639>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 18, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-delay/73639 "2004-12-18T18:37:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tyler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tyler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tyler)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-delay/73639/1 "2004-12-18T18:37:02Z")

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Hey guys,

Is there a way to tell a sound to delay a second or half a second before it starts playing?  
I know you can set and offset so the sound starts in the middle but what i want is for the sound to start from the beginning after waiting for half a second.

Any suggestions?

Thanks  
Tyler