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# fireDate

The time at which the trigger will next fire.

```
var fireDate: Date { get }
```

## Discussion

Timer triggers are only set at the beginning of a minute. Seconds are not used and an error will be returned if the fire date includes a seconds value other than 0. When the timer fires, it will typically fire within 1 minute of the scheduled fire date or calculated recurrence fire date, depending on system power and resource management.

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