I’ve been using this script quite a bit, and I think it’s time to jog it down somewhere. A few things to keep in mind when using this script:

1. Try not to use this script on the main/root time line. If you have movie clips within the main timeline, when the timer is up, it speeds through the entire time line to the every end. Stop(); won’t do anything.
2. This script works well inside a movie clip, also works for movie clips within a movie clip. But try to minimize it to only one clip
3. The controls (Pause, Play) buttons work best in the main / root time line, doesn’t work too well if there are clips within a clip

Just insert the following inside a movie clip’s time line where you want it to pauses for a few moments:

	 stop();

    var startTime:Number = getTimer();
    var pausedTime = 0;
    //countTo = number of seconds.
    var countTo:Number = 10;
    var ref:MovieClip = this;

    this.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
        if (!paused) {
            var elapsedTime:Number = getTimer()-ref.startTime-pausedTime;
            var count:Number = Math.ceil(countTo-(elapsedTime*0.001));
            if(count<1){
                this.gotoAndPlay(nextFrame());
            }
        }
    }

In addition if you want to have Pause / Play buttons, insert the following codes after the above codes:

	_root.puz1.onRelease = function() {
       if (!paused) {
          pauseTime = getTimer();
          paused=true;
          _root.puz1.gotoAndStop(2);
       }
    }
    _root.play1.onRelease = function() {
       if (paused) {
          pausedTime += getTimer() - pauseTime;
          paused=false;
          _root.puz1.gotoAndStop(1);
       }
    }