# How to pause video for period of time

**URL:** <https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-to-pause-video-for-period-of-time/7319>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-to-pause-video-for-period-of-time/7319 "2024-09-26T13:02:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimrolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@jimrolf](https://cl.desmos.com/u/jimrolf)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-to-pause-video-for-period-of-time/7319/1 "2024-09-26T13:02:41Z")

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I would like to pause video until student submits answer to a brief quiz and then video continues. How to do that?

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**Author:** ![almaRivera](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/almarivera/32/6039_2.png) [@almaRivera](https://cl.desmos.com/u/almaRivera)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-to-pause-video-for-period-of-time/7319/2 "2024-09-30T16:54:39Z")

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HI! You can always use the hidden sink to hide the media until the student submits their response.  
For example, you can use something like this if the quiz is a math input component named input:

```auto
hidden: not(input.submitted)

```