# Thread.sleep() in AS3

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thread-sleep-in-as3/317639
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 28, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thread-sleep-in-as3/317639 "2010-12-28T12:36:32Z")
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### Author: ![M77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@M77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/M77)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thread-sleep-in-as3/317639/1 "2010-12-28T12:36:32Z")

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to do this only with setInterval()?

how it works?

does a thread stops in a point of calling, waits n millis and than executes a defined function?