# Time delay

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay/235897
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**Created:** [August 15, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay/235897 "2007-08-15T17:16:46Z")
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### Author: ![jabberwokky](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/jabberwokky/32/1774_2.png) [@jabberwokky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jabberwokky)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay/235897/1 "2007-08-15T17:16:46Z")

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How would I go about in actionscript putting in a “play delay”?

for example, In layer 1 I have 10 frames. On the 10th frame is a stop(); and button that says:

> on (release) {  
> play();  
> }

So it would play, stop, and move ahead after 15 seconds or if the user presses the button. Something like in **[Gamespots](http://www.gamespot.com/)**little flash window. How would I go about doing this?

Cheers