# Time delay

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay/34007
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 26, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay/34007 "2003-10-26T21:27:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![mucho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mucho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mucho)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay/34007/1 "2003-10-26T21:27:15Z")

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Hi…again,

does anyone know how to code a time delay? I’m running a mc with 24fps. and I though of an anymation coming up about 30 sec, after not interacting…

thx,

m.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay/34007/2 "2003-10-26T21:54:46Z")

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run a search for setInterval(); or check out the reference inside flash, or the actionscript dictionary over at [Macromedia.com](http://Macromedia.com)

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-delay/34007/3 "2003-10-26T22:04:41Z")

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cool,

thanks a lot!

m.