# Call to timer methods not working
**URL:** https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095
**Category:** Phaser 3
**Created:** [August 4, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095 "2020-08-04T20:07:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Chair](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/Chair)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095/1 "2020-08-04T20:07:52Z")
Hello, in my game, I have a timer that is constantly looping that I want to turn off for a bit and then turn on again later. I declare the timer initially like this:
```
var enemyTimer = this.time.addEvent({
delay: 1500,
callback: this.changeEnemyDirection,
callbackScope: this,
loop: true
});
```
which works fine. However, I have not been successfully able to remove and recreate it. I’ve been trying to use the Timer API’s remove() method like this:
```
this.enemyTimer = this.time.remove({
delay: 1500,
callback: this.changeEnemyDirection,
callbackScope: this,
loop: true
});
```
Is there something wrong with my syntax? I couldn’t find anything online yet that shows it otherwise.
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### Author:  [@Thyebe](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/Thyebe)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095/2 "2020-08-04T20:16:16Z")
Try call just this.enemyTimer.remove();
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### Author:  [@Chair](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/Chair)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095/3 "2020-08-04T21:44:11Z")
The same issue comes up where it says “Cannot read property ‘remove’ of undefined” when I tried that.
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### Author:  [@Thyebe](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/Thyebe)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095/4 "2020-08-04T21:50:08Z")
You declared:
var enemyTimer.
But call it with this.enemyTimer.
Try to declare with this.enemyTimer and it will work
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### Author:  [@Chair](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/Chair)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095/5 "2020-08-05T05:05:15Z")
This was what I tried when I got the “Cannot read property of ‘remove’ of undefined” :(( 
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### Author:  [@BlunT76](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/BlunT76)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095/6 "2020-08-05T10:19:02Z")
In your first screen of this post, replace var by this
var enemyTimer is a variable
this.enemyTimer is an attribut
There are not the same, i suggest you to read tutorials about class in js, you’ll learn things useful to develop with phaser3
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### Author:  [@Thyebe](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/Thyebe)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095/7 "2020-08-05T12:24:07Z")
Like @BlunT76 said, change:
> [@Chair](#):
>
> ```javascript
> var enemyTimer = this.time.addEvent({
> delay: 1500,
> callback: this.changeEnemyDirection,
> callbackScope: this,
> loop: true
> });
>
> ```
To:
```javascript
this.enemyTimer = this.time.addEvent({
delay: 1500,
callback: this.changeEnemyDirection,
callbackScope: this,
loop: true
});
```
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### Author:  [@Chair](https://phaser.discourse.group/u/Chair)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://phaser.discourse.group/t/call-to-timer-methods-not-working/7095/8 "2020-08-07T05:09:19Z")
Thanks guys!