---
title: previouslyElapsedDuration
framework: alarmkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/previouslyelapsedduration
---

# previouslyElapsedDuration

The amount of time that elapsed before the most recent resumption of the countdown.

## Declaration

```swift
var previouslyElapsedDuration: TimeInterval
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the countdown was never paused or resumed, the value is zero.

## See Also

### Creating a countdown

- [init(totalCountdownDuration:previouslyElapsedDuration:startDate:fireDate:)](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/init(totalcountdownduration:previouslyelapsedduration:startdate:firedate:).md)
- [fireDate](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/firedate.md)
- [startDate](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/startdate.md)
- [totalCountdownDuration](alarmkit/alarmpresentationstate/mode-swift.enum/countdown/totalcountdownduration.md)