# Time delay actionscript
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 25, 2003, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011 "2003-06-25T08:45:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@wilma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wilma)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011/1 "2003-06-25T08:45:15Z")
does anyone know of any actionscript i can use for a time delay.
Say you have only 3 frames on a time line is there some way using actionscript that i can delay the playhead so for instance it stays on each frame for 20mins and once that time is up it moves on to the next frame and so on and so on.
any help would be appreciated.
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011/2 "2003-06-25T08:59:48Z")
Paste this script on the fame you want to pause on:[AS]this.stop();
pause = function () {
play();
clearInterval(pausei);
}
pausei = setInterval(pause, 10000);
[/AS]
As of right now, it will pause for 10 seconds, 10 sec = 10000.
So if you want it to pause for 20 min, you’ll need to change it to 1200000.
My math is a lil rusty, but I think that is correct. 😛
EDIT: it’s 1200000, thanks to claudio. 😛
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011/3 "2003-06-25T09:11:53Z")
Actually i think it is 1200000
10 sec = 10000
60 sec = 60000
60sec = 1min = 60000
20 min = 20 \* 60000 = 1200000
I might be wrong
🙂
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011/4 "2003-06-25T09:14:01Z")
Actually you’re right. I just checked it too. 😛
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011/5 "2003-06-25T09:18:42Z")
Wow, its 6:15am and i can still do math 🙂
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011/6 "2003-06-25T09:20:34Z")
Math isn’t my thing, I suck at the 1, 2, 4’s. I’m better with my A, B, D’s. 😛
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011/7 "2003-06-25T09:22:30Z")
Im an engineering student, my day is pretty much math, physycs and electronics based.
=)
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011/8 "2003-06-25T10:39:17Z")
heavy night on the booze last night - maths is the last thing i wanna think about…i’ll take your word for it.
cheers guys.
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2003, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay-actionscript/24011/9 "2003-06-25T10:42:50Z")
You’re welcome wilma
🙂