# A question of Arduino timing

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**Category:** General Guidance\
**Created:** [October 26, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/a-question-of-arduino-timing/918553 "2021-10-26T03:43:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/a-question-of-arduino-timing/918553/2 "2021-10-26T04:19:46Z")

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> [@Using millis() for timing. A beginners guide](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/using-millis-for-timing-a-beginners-guide/483573):
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> Part 1 It is not usually long before new Arduino users discover that although the delay() function is easy to use it has side effects, the main one of which is that its stops all activity on the Arduino until the delay is finished (not quite true, I know, but that is usually how the problem presents itself). When this occurs the new user is usually directed to the BlinkWithoutDelay example sketch (BWoD) and/or the excellent thread entitled Several things at the same time. [Several things at the…](http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=223286.0)

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