[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [SpawnOptions](./bitburner.spawnoptions.md) > [spawnDelay](./bitburner.spawnoptions.spawndelay.md) ## SpawnOptions.spawnDelay property Number of milliseconds to delay before spawning script, defaults to 10000 (10s). Must be a non-negative integer. If 0, the script will be spawned synchronously. **Signature:** ```typescript spawnDelay?: number; ```