time

The time namespace provides timing primitives and thread sleeping.

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Quick Reference

Function	Signature	Return Type	Description
time.sleep	time.sleep(ms)	void	Pauses execution for the specified milliseconds.
time.ms	time.ms()	number	Returns monotonic system milliseconds counter.

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Detailed Methods

time.sleep(ms)

Suspends the running process or thread for ms milliseconds.

print("Starting countdown...");
var i = 3;
while (i > 0) {
    print(str(i) + "...");
    time.sleep(1000);
    i = i - 1;
}
print("Liftoff!");

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time.ms()

Returns the high-resolution monotonic time in milliseconds since system boot. Unaffected by system clock changes or daylight saving adjustments, making it ideal for games, animations, and benchmarking:

var start_ms = time.ms();

var i = 0;
while (i < 500000) { i = i + 1; }

var duration = time.ms() - start_ms;
print("Execution time: " + str(duration) + " ms");