--- title: "Types.Time" docs: "Phaser v4.0.0" url: https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-time site: Phaser - https://phaser.io --- > This page is about the open-source Phaser framework, for writing a game's code by hand. To make a game with AI, use Phaser AE (https://phaser.io/): the desk's tools work with Web MCP, and the CLI works with your own coding agent. See "For AI agents: Phaser AE" at the end of this page. # Types.Time ## TimelineEvent ### \ TimelineEvent | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | complete | boolean | No | | Has this event completed yet? | | once | boolean | No | | Is this a once only event? | | time | number | No | | The time (in elapsed ms) at which this event will fire. | | repeat | number | Yes | 0 | The amount of times this Event has repeated. | | if | function | Yes | null | User-land callback which will be called if set. If it returns `true` then this event run all of its actions, otherwise it will be skipped. | | run | function | Yes | null | User-land callback which will be called when the Event fires. | | loop | function | Yes | null | User-land callback which will be called when the Event loops. | | tween | [Phaser.Types.Tweens.TweenBuilderConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-tweens.md#TweenBuilderConfig) \| [Phaser.Types.Tweens.TweenChainBuilderConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-tweens.md#TweenChainBuilderConfig) | [Phaser.Tweens.Tween](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tweens-tween.md) | [Phaser.Tweens.TweenChain](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tweens-tweenchain.md) | Yes | null | Tween configuration object which will be used to create a Tween when the Event fires if set. | | set | object | Yes | null | Object containing properties to set on the `target` when the Event fires if set. | | sound | string \| object | Yes | null | Sound configuration object which will be used to create a Sound when the Event fires if set. | | target | * | Yes | | The scope (`this` object) with which to invoke the run `callback`. | | event | string | Yes | | Optional event name to emit when the Event fires. | | tweenInstance | [Phaser.Tweens.Tween](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tweens-tween.md) \| [Phaser.Tweens.TweenChain](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tweens-tweenchain.md) | Yes | null | If this Event is using a Tween to manage its actions, this property will contain a reference to it. | **Type**: object **Member of**: Phaser.Types.Time > Source: [src/time/typedefs/TimelineEvent.js#L1](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/time/typedefs/TimelineEvent.js#L1) Since: 3.60.0 --- ## TimelineEventConfig ### \ TimelineEventConfig | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | at | number | Yes | 0 | The time (in ms) at which the Event will fire. The Timeline starts at 0. | | in | number | Yes | | If the Timeline is running, this is the time (in ms) at which the Event will fire based on its current elapsed value. If set it will override the `at` property. | | from | number | Yes | | Fire this event 'from' milliseconds after the previous event in the Timeline. If set it will override the `at` and `in` properties. | | run | function | Yes | | A function which will be called when the Event fires. | | loop | function | Yes | | A function which will be called when the Event loops, this does not get called if the `repeat` method is not used or on first iteration. | | event | string | Yes | | Optional string-based event name to emit when the Event fires. The event is emitted from the Timeline instance. | | target | * | Yes | | The scope (`this` object) with which to invoke the run `callback`, if set. | | once | boolean | Yes | false | If set, the Event will be removed from the Timeline when it fires. | | stop | boolean | Yes | false | If set, the Timeline will stop and enter a complete state when this Event fires, even if there are other events after it. | | tween | [Phaser.Types.Tweens.TweenBuilderConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-tweens.md#TweenBuilderConfig) \| [Phaser.Types.Tweens.TweenChainBuilderConfig](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/typedef/types-tweens.md#TweenChainBuilderConfig) | [Phaser.Tweens.Tween](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tweens-tween.md) | [Phaser.Tweens.TweenChain](https://phaser.io/oss/docs/api-documentation/4.0.0/class/tweens-tweenchain.md) | Yes | | A Tween or TweenChain configuration object or instance. If set, the Event will create this Tween when it fires. | | set | object | Yes | | A key-value object of properties to set on the `target` when the Event fires. Ignored if no `target` is given. | | sound | string \| object | Yes | | A key from the Sound Manager to play, or a config object for a sound to play when the Event fires. If a config object it must provide two properties: `key` and `config`. The `key` is the key of the sound to play, and the `config` is the config is a Phaser.Types.Sound.SoundConfig object. | **Type**: object **Member of**: Phaser.Types.Time > Source: [src/time/typedefs/TimelineEventConfig.js#L1](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/time/typedefs/TimelineEventConfig.js#L1) Since: 3.60.0 --- ## TimerEventConfig ### \ TimerEventConfig | name | type | optional | default | description | | ---- | ---- | -------- | ------- | ----------- | | delay | number | Yes | 0 | The delay after which the Timer Event should fire, in milliseconds. | | repeat | number | Yes | 0 | The total number of times the Timer Event will repeat before finishing. | | loop | boolean | Yes | false | `true` if the Timer Event should repeat indefinitely. | | callback | function | Yes | | The callback which will be called when the Timer Event fires. | | callbackScope | * | Yes | | The scope (`this` object) with which to invoke the `callback`. The default is the Timer Event. | | args | Array.\<*> | Yes | | Additional arguments to be passed to the `callback`. | | timeScale | number | Yes | 1 | The scale of the elapsed time. | | startAt | number | Yes | 0 | The initial elapsed time in milliseconds. Useful if you want a long duration with repeat, but for the first loop to fire quickly. | | paused | boolean | Yes | false | `true` if the Timer Event should be paused. | **Type**: object **Member of**: Phaser.Types.Time > Source: [src/time/typedefs/TimerEventConfig.js#L1](https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser/blob/v4.0.0/src/time/typedefs/TimerEventConfig.js#L1) Since: 3.0.0 --- --- ## For AI agents: Phaser AE Phaser AE (Agentic Edition) is how people make games with AI on phaser.io. 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