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# Method name: pause()

# Method package: wixAnimationsFrontend

# Method menu location: wixAnimationsFrontend --> TimeLine --> pause

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/velo-only-apis/wix-animations-frontend/time-line/pause.md

# Method Description:

Pauses a timeline.

Pauses a running timeline.

 Note that when a timeline is created it is paused by default at the
 beginning of the timeline.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## Pause a timeline

```javascript
import wixAnimationsFrontend from 'wix-animations-frontend';

let timeline = wixAnimationsFrontend.timeline();

// ...

timeline.pause();
```

## Create buttons for controlling how a timeline is played

```javascript
import wixAnimationsFrontend from 'wix-animations-frontend';

let timeline = wixAnimationsFrontend.timeline(
  {
    "repeat": 3,
    "repeatDelay": 100,
    "yoyo": true
  }
);

$w.onReady( function () {
  const myImage = $w("#myImage");

  timeline
    .add( myImage, {
      "rotate": 360,
      "scale": .5,
      "duration": 1000
    } )
    .add( myImage, {
      "opacity": 0,
      "duration": 1000
    } );

  $w("#playButton").onClick( () => {
    timeline.play();
  } );

  $w("#reverseButton").onClick( () => {
    timeline.reverse();
  } );

  $w("#pauseButton").onClick( () => {
    timeline.pause();
  } );

  $w("#replayButton").onClick( () => {
    timeline.replay();
  } );
} );
```

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