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# relativeTime

The start time of the event, relative to other events in the same pattern.

```
var relativeTime: TimeInterval { get set }
```

## Discussion

A [`relativeTime`](/documentation/CoreHaptics/CHHapticParameterCurve/relativeTime) of zero indicates immediate playback. Another haptic event starting one second later would have a [`relativeTime`](/documentation/CoreHaptics/CHHapticEvent/relativeTime) of `1`.

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