---
title: "Timeline Run Events"
description: "Schedule and execute functions at specific timestamps using the Timeline class."
phaser: "4.1.0"
size: "800x600"
files: 1
url: https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/run-timed-events
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
---

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# Timeline Run Events

Schedule and execute functions at specific timestamps using the Timeline class.

A Phaser 4.1.0 example in [Time / Timeline](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline.md). It runs at 800 × 600, and loads its assets from https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410. See it running, with its code, at https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/run-timed-events.

To run it, load Phaser 4.1.0 (`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/phaser@4.1.0/dist/phaser.min.js`), then the file, on a page with a `<div id="game-container">`.

## Code

### run timed events.js

```js
class Example extends Phaser.Scene
{
    preload ()
    {
        this.load.setBaseURL('https://cdn.phaserfiles.com/v410');
        this.load.atlas('timeline', 'assets/atlas/timeline.png', 'assets/atlas/timeline.json');
        this.load.image('bg', 'assets/skies/spookysky.jpg');
    }

    create ()
    {
        this.add.image(400, 300, 'bg');

        const timeline = this.add.timeline([
            {
                at: 2000,
                run: () => { this.add.sprite(200, 300, 'timeline', 'bat') }
            },
            {
                at: 4000,
                run: () => { this.add.sprite(400, 300, 'timeline', 'zombie') }
            },
            {
                at: 6000,
                run: () => { this.add.sprite(600, 300, 'timeline', 'spider') }
            },
        ]);

        timeline.play();
    }
}

const config = {
    scale: { mode: Phaser.Scale.FIT },
    type: Phaser.AUTO,
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    backgroundColor: '#000000',
    parent: 'game-container',
    scene: Example
};

const game = new Phaser.Game(config);
```

## More in Timeline

- [Add Event Relative to Current Time](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/add-event-in.md): Demonstrates how to add new events to a running timeline using a relative delay, causing the event to trigger a specific amount of time after it is added.
- [Basic Timeline Creation](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/create-timeline.md): Learn how to create and play a sequence of scheduled events, including tweens and function calls, using the Timeline class.
- [Play Timeline On Click](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/play-timeline-on-click.md): Trigger a sequence of animations, tweens, and particle effects using a Timeline initiated by a pointer event.
- [Repeat Timeline](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/repeat-timeline.md): Learn how to use the Timeline repeat method to loop a complex sequence of events, including tweens, particle effects, and filter properties.
- [Timeline Events](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/timeline-event.md): Demonstrates how to trigger and listen for custom events at specific timestamps using a Timeline to sequence game logic.
- [Timeline Relative Timing](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/from-times.md): Demonstrates how to sequence events in a Timeline using relative offsets with the 'from' property, allowing events to trigger based on the timing of the previous event.
- [Timeline Set Action](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/set-action.md): Demonstrates how to use the 'set' action within a Timeline to instantly update target properties at specific timestamps.
- [Timeline Sound Actions](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/sound-action.md): Trigger audio playback at specific timestamps in a sequence using the Timeline's sound action property.
- [Timeline Tween Actions](https://phaser.io/oss/examples/v4.1.0/time/timeline/view/tween-action.md): Learn how to schedule and trigger multiple Tweens at specific timestamps using a Phaser Timeline.

---

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