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SpeechSynthesisEvent.elapsedTime

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The elapsedTime read-only property of the SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface returns the elapsed time in seconds after the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text started being spoken that the event was triggered at.

Syntax

event.elapsedTime;

Value

A float.

Examples

utterThis.onboundary = function(event) {
  console.log(event.name + ' boundary reached after ' + event.elapsedTime + ' seconds.');
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 33 (Yes) 49 (49) No support ? 7
Feature Android Chrome Edge Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) No support 2.0 No support No support 7.1

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesisEvent/elapsedTime