# Analogue Clock Second hand Sweep not Tick

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**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [August 3, 2018, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/analogue-clock-second-hand-sweep-not-tick/2331 "2018-08-03T09:09:30Z")\
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Thanks Alex,

I had thought about `millis()`, but need it to be linked to my computer time as opposed to starting the count when the program runs, like the milli function.

Thanks TfGuy, will have a play, see if i can move forward.

Cheers.

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