# Pausing the Countdown Timer **URL:** \ **Category:** Wishlist\ **Tags:** feature-request\ **Created:** [May 2, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.ahaslides.com/t/pausing-the-countdown-timer/90 "2024-05-02T15:49:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_AhaSlides\_Team](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.ahaslides.com/the_ahaslides_team/32/55_2.png) [@The\_AhaSlides\_Team](https://community.ahaslides.com/u/The_AhaSlides_Team)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.ahaslides.com/t/pausing-the-countdown-timer/90/1 "2024-05-02T15:49:35Z")
_Migrated from the old AhaSlides community — Originally posted by **Mark** on 2 May 2024 · 3 votes on the old forum · [view the original](https://help.ahaslides.com/portal/en/community/topic/pausing-the-slide)_ * * * Hi… 1. There are times I find myself needing to further explain a question 2. **I would like to have the option to PAUSE the count down timer** 3. In the upper left hand corner would display “Pause” and once pressed it would display **Paused** See attached ---
**Author:** ![The\_AhaSlides\_Team](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.ahaslides.com/the_ahaslides_team/32/55_2.png) [@The\_AhaSlides\_Team](https://community.ahaslides.com/u/The_AhaSlides_Team)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://community.ahaslides.com/t/pausing-the-countdown-timer/90/2 "2024-10-23T02:27:23Z")
_Originally posted by **Nathan Tran (AhaSlides team)** on 23 October 2024_ Hi, Thank you for sharing your suggestion with AhaSlides! We have received your feature request and will carefully assess its feasibility and potential impact on our platform. While we cannot guarantee a swift implementation, we assure you that your feedback will be thoroughly reviewed. If you have more details or insights to provide, please don’t hesitate to let us know. Kind regards, Nathan