# \[SOLVED\] Comparing against time on an SFC

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-comparing-against-time-on-an-sfc/58777>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting, ignition81\
**Created:** [April 23, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-comparing-against-time-on-an-sfc/58777 "2022-04-23T15:39:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![bmeyers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bmeyers/32/37453_2.png) [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-comparing-against-time-on-an-sfc/58777/1 "2022-04-23T15:39:23Z")

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Good morning,

What would be the proper syntax to check if the current time was 11:59 PM in an SFC transition block or if a timer was equal to 300?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/a/0adf3f4a8e6708deb6f501c528cfec9c5bd12343.png)

Thanks for any assistance.

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**Author:** ![plo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/plo/32/33875_2.png) [@plo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/plo)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/solved-comparing-against-time-on-an-sfc/58777/2 "2022-04-28T21:41:13Z")

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Hello! You can use the built in date and time expression functions to help determine the hour and minute. From there you can do the comparisons and expression checks.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/c/bcccb7acdb72afa456a2eb1f2bd421264b8748d0.png)