tick

() -> number

seconds from a monotonic clock

Rate Limiting an Action

Lifecycle: Shared

The clock counts from an arbitrary origin, so only the difference between two readings has meaning.

Luau

local COOLDOWN = 1.5local lastFired = -math.hugelocal function tryFire(): boolean	local now = tick()	if now - lastFired < COOLDOWN then		return false	end	lastFired = now	return trueendprint("First shot allowed:", tryFire())

Output: First shot allowed: true