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# SKActionTimingMode

The modes that an action can use to adjust the apparent timing of the action.

```
enum SKActionTimingMode
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`SKActionTimingLinear`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKActionTimingMode/linear)

Specifies linear pacing. Linear pacing causes an animation to occur evenly over its duration.

[`SKActionTimingEaseIn`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKActionTimingMode/easeIn)

Specifies ease-in pacing. Ease-in pacing causes the animation to begin slowly and then speed up as it progresses.

[`SKActionTimingEaseOut`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKActionTimingMode/easeOut)

Specifies ease-out pacing. Ease-out pacing causes the animation to begin quickly and then slow as it completes.

[`SKActionTimingEaseInEaseOut`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKActionTimingMode/easeInEaseOut)

Specifies ease-in ease-out pacing. An ease-in ease-out animation begins slowly, accelerates through the middle of its duration, and then slows again before completing.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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