# Best way to trigger a script after a time delay without pausing a script

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**Created:** [April 29, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-trigger-a-script-after-a-time-delay-without-pausing-a-script/89638 "2024-04-29T15:43:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/best-way-to-trigger-a-script-after-a-time-delay-without-pausing-a-script/89638/15 "2024-08-09T13:59:23Z")

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Welcome to the world of non-deterministic operating systems. 🙂

I was able to get a bit better performance by not running it through the alarm subsystem.

[UDT\_Timer\_millis.json](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/nWcXZBz8Ponvt3lJJBLQjnw6M3h.json) (2.1 KB)

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