Best way to see how much time has elapsed since an action

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#1

I tried making it so for ex, when 5 seconds have passed without a function being run it prints something , what would I use for that?

#2

to tell the elapsed time since an action, just set a variable to the current time whenever the action happens. To check the time just subtract the variable from the current time.
Example:

local lastUse = tick()
function whatever()
  lastUse = tick() -- assign lastUse to the current time
  task.delay(5,function() -- wait five seconds and then check if its been five seconds since the last time the action was used
  if tick() - lastUse >= 5 then
    print("5 seconds have passed since this action")
  end
end)
-- do whatever the function needs to do

end

-- alternate way of checking (not reccomended)
while wait(0.5) do
  if tick() - lastUse >= 5 then
    print("5 seconds have passed since this action")
  end
end
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#3

I have heard that tick() should not be used anymore

#4

@grandisy
i found a related post Does tick() function still work? - Help and Feedback / Scripting Support - DevForum | Roblox

#5

I see very mixed opinions when I search about the topic

#6

maybe this post could be of some use to solve your confusion:
The Ultimate os, time, and tick Tutorial! - Resources / Community Tutorials - DevForum | Roblox

#7

Use DateTime class,
DateTime.now().UnixTimestamp returns the same thing as tick() and the other ones

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