---
title: kCGImageAnimationDelayTime
framework: imageio
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: imageio/kcgimageanimationdelaytime
---

# kCGImageAnimationDelayTime

The number of seconds to wait before displaying the next image in an animated sequence.

## Declaration

```swift
let kCGImageAnimationDelayTime: CFString
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this property is a CFNumber with a floating-point value. To override the delay time value in the image file, include this property in the options dictionary when animating an image.

## See Also

### Animations

- [CGAnimateImageAtURLWithBlock(_:_:_:)](imageio/cganimateimageaturlwithblock(_:_:_:).md)
- [CGAnimateImageDataWithBlock(_:_:_:)](imageio/cganimateimagedatawithblock(_:_:_:).md)
- [CGImageSourceAnimationBlock](imageio/cgimagesourceanimationblock.md)
- [kCGImageAnimationStartIndex](imageio/kcgimageanimationstartindex.md)
- [kCGImageAnimationLoopCount](imageio/kcgimageanimationloopcount.md)
- [CGImageAnimationStatus](imageio/cgimageanimationstatus.md)