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# currentTime()

Returns the current time of the current player item.

```
nonisolated func currentTime() -> CMTime
```

## Return Value

The current time of the current player item.

## Discussion

This property isn’t key-value observable. To observe the player’s time, use [`addPeriodicTimeObserver(forInterval:queue:using:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/addPeriodicTimeObserver(forInterval:queue:using:)) or [`addBoundaryTimeObserver(forTimes:queue:using:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/addBoundaryTimeObserver(forTimes:queue:using:)).

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