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Time

These terms are useful for working with time.

Current date and time

Use these terms to determine the current date and time:

`abbr, abbrev, abbreviated` | `short`
`date() (system clock)` | `systemDate`
`long` | ``

Measuring a length of time

Use these terms to measure time in a movie:

`framesToHMS()` | `ticks`
`HMStoFrames()` | `time()`
`milliseconds` | `timer`
`startTimer` | ``

Timeouts

Use these terms to handle timeouts:

`name (timeout property)` | `timeoutKeyDown`
new() | `timeoutLapsed`
`period` | `timeoutLength`
`persistent` | `timeoutList`
`target` | `timeoutMouse`
`time()` | `timeoutPlay`
`on timeOut` | `timeoutScript`
`timeoutHandler` | ``