How to wait exactly 1 second

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#1

I’m currently trying to make a timer system but I need it to wait exactly 1 second, how would I do this? Considering wait() is inconsistent what would be more reliable.

#2

You can’t. If you want to make a timer set a start time and calculate the time passed:

local start = os.clock() -- when it starts counting

while wait() do
    print(os.clock() - start) --> prints how much time has passed
end

Alternatively, you can round down so it displays in seconds:

local start = os.clock() -- when it starts counting

while wait() do
    print(mat.floor(os.clock() - start)) --> prints how much time has passed rounded down
end
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#3

Theres no possible method to get to 1 second. You should use task.wait(1) or the os.clock methods others mentioned then, but task.wait its a more reliable wait() method, and is really close to 1 second, but this is the easiest way to do it

#4

Here is a accurate timer, down to 100 nanosecond precision on my PC.

function waitAccurate(ts)
	local t = os.clock()
	while os.clock()-t < ts do
		
	end
end
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#5

For example, here is the real time when I waited for 1 second with this code:
real time: 1.0000006000045687

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