# PauseAdjustedCurrentTime

### Introduction

The PauseAdjustedCurrentTime property returns the amount of time (in seconds) since the Screen has started, excluding the amount of time the Screen has been paused.

### Code Example

The following if statement can be used to check if the Screen has been active and unpaused for five seconds:

```
const float amountOfUnpausedTimeToCheckFor = 5;
if(ScreenManager.CurrentScreen.PausedAdjustedCurrentTime > amountOfUnpausedTimeToCheckFor)
{
    // More than 5 seconds have passed since the Screen was first initialized
}
```


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