---
title: timeout
framework: Scripting Bridge
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
platforms: [Mac Catalyst 13.0+, macOS 10.5+]
path: scriptingbridge/sbapplication/timeout
---

# timeout

The period the application will wait to receive reply Apple events.

## Declaration

```swift
var timeout: Int { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion For more information, see Apple Event Manager. The default timeout value is kAEDefaultTimeout, which is about a minute. If you want the receiver to wait indefinitely for reply Apple events, use kNoTimeOut. For more information, see Apple Event Manager.

## See Also

### Controlling the Application

- [activate()](scriptingbridge/sbapplication/activate().md)
- [isRunning](scriptingbridge/sbapplication/isrunning.md)
- [launchFlags](scriptingbridge/sbapplication/launchflags.md)
- [sendMode](scriptingbridge/sbapplication/sendmode.md)