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# deltaBetweenPreferredStartTimes

The delta between successive preferred start times.

```
var deltaBetweenPreferredStartTimes: CMTime
```

## Discussion

Add integer multiples of this delta to `clockStartTime` and
`hostClockStartTime` to calculate near-future preferred start times.

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