# Schedule timers [Back to Use gameplay actions](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/guides/gameplay-actions.md). Follow [Set up gameplay actions](https://rustic-game-engine.pages.dev/markdown/guides/gameplay-actions/setup.md) before running this Lua example. ```lua return { Start = function() Timer.after(2, function() print("delayed") end) local repeating = Timer.every(0.5, function() print("tick") end, 4) repeating.pause() repeating.resume() -- repeating.cancel() prevents subsequent delivery. end } ``` `Timer.every(interval, callback, count?)` requires a positive interval/count. Omit count to repeat until cancelled. Large frame deltas preserve leftover time and may queue several ticks. Infinite zero-duration action loops fail within a bounded step budget. Callback execution itself is still subject to the language runtime's budget/deadline; keep callbacks short.