{{QBDLDATE:05-20-2022}} {{QBDLTIME:23:13:27}} A '''TIMER''' statement enables, turns off or stops timer event trapping. QBasic only uses the base timer, but '''QB64''' can run many. QB {{PageSyntax}} :::TIMER {ON|STOP|OFF} QB64 {{PageSyntax}} :::TIMER(''number%'') {ON|STOP|OFF|FREE} {{Parameters}} * ''number'' denotes a specific numbered timer event in '''QB64 only'''. QB64 can run many timer events at once including the base timer. * TIMER ON enables event trapping of an [[ON TIMER (n)]] statement. While enabled, a check is made after every code statement to see if the specified time has elapsed and the ON TIMER [[GOSUB]] (or [[SUB]] in QB64) procedure is executed. * TIMER STOP disables timer event trapping. When an event occurs while stopped, it is remembered. If timer events are turned back on later, any remembered events are immediately executed. * TIMER OFF turns timer event trapping completely off and no subsequent events are remembered.