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# Time

## Get Delta Time

The interval in seconds from the last frame to the current one.

**Outputs:**

<table><thead><tr><th width="171">Name</th><th width="178">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Delta Time</td><td>Float</td><td>The interval in seconds.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Get Fixed Time

The time at which the current FixedUpdate started in seconds since the start of the game.

**Outputs:**

<table><thead><tr><th width="171">Name</th><th width="178">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Fixed Time</td><td>Float</td><td>The time at which the current FixedUpdate started.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Get Realtime Since Startup

The real time in seconds since the session started.

**Outputs:**

<table><thead><tr><th width="171">Name</th><th width="178">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Real Time Since Startup</td><td>Float</td><td>The real time in seconds since the session started.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Get System Time

Access information about the system time.

**Outputs:**

<table><thead><tr><th width="171">Name</th><th width="178">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Date</td><td>String</td><td>Timestamp. In the format "dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm:ss"</td></tr><tr><td>Day</td><td>Integer</td><td>The day of the month. One or two digits, depending on the value.</td></tr><tr><td>Month</td><td>Integer</td><td>The month of the year. One or two digits, depending on the value.</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Integer</td><td>The current year. Four digits.</td></tr><tr><td>Hour</td><td>Integer</td><td>The current hour of the day. One or two digits, depending on the value.</td></tr><tr><td>Minute</td><td>Integer</td><td>The current minutes past the hour. One or two digits, depending on the value.</td></tr><tr><td>Second</td><td>Integer</td><td>The current number of seconds. One or two digits, depending on the value.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Get Time

The time at the beginning of the current frame in seconds since the start of the ENGAGE application.

**Outputs:**

<table><thead><tr><th width="171">Name</th><th width="178">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Time</td><td>Float</td><td>The time since the start of the ENGAGE application.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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