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## Bladeburner.getActionTime() method
You have to be employed in the Bladeburner division and be in BitNode-7 or have Source-File 7 in order to use this function.
Returns the number of seconds it takes to complete the specified action
Signature:
```typescript
getActionTime(
type: BladeburnerActTypes,
name: BladeburnerGenActions | BladeburnerContracts | BladeburnerOperations | BladeburnerBlackOps,
): number;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| type | [BladeburnerActTypes](./bitburner.bladeburneracttypes.md) | Type of action. |
| name | [BladeburnerGenActions](./bitburner.bladeburnergenactions.md) \| [BladeburnerContracts](./bitburner.bladeburnercontracts.md) \| [BladeburnerOperations](./bitburner.bladeburneroperations.md) \| [BladeburnerBlackOps](./bitburner.bladeburnerblackops.md) | Name of action. Must be an exact match. |
Returns:
number
Number of seconds it takes to complete the specified action.
## Remarks
RAM cost: 4 GB