# CommandDelay

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To enter the CommandDelay keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

- Type **CommandDelay**
- Type the shortcut **Com**

## Description

The CommandDelay sets the delay time when executing commands in a cue.

## Syntax

CommandDelay \[CommandDelay\_Value]

(\[Function]) (Sequence \["Sequence\_Name" or Sequence\_Number]) Cue \["Cue\_Name" or Cue\_Number] CommandDelay \[CommandDelay\_Value]

## Example

- To create cue 3 and set the cue's command delay to 4 seconds, type:

|                                                                    |                                                 |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>​Store Cue 3 CommandDelay 4 |

 [![](/img/grandma3/2-4/robot-icon_white-1ac0d2.png)       Paste to Command Line](#ma_cmd?Store%20Cue%203%20CommandDelay%204)