Timers & delays · Step
Start a stopwatch
Start timing something, like how fast someone answers a quiz.
timer.stopwatch_start
In a flow
“When a button is clicked, start a stopwatch.”
Start quiz, then read it when they answer
What it does
Start timing something, like how fast someone answers a quiz. It's a step: it runs when the white wire reaches it, then the flow carries on from its Then pin. It gives 1 value later steps can use. Find it under Timers & delays in the palette.
When to use it
Use it when timing matters: start timing something, like how fast someone answers a quiz.
When not to
If nothing should change in Discord, a value node or a check is lighter.
Typical wiring
Values it gives
- Started Number
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When it started, as Unix time. e.g. 1792521000
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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