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# AVPlayer.TimeControlStatus

Constants that indicate the state of playback control.

```
enum TimeControlStatus
```

## Topics

### Status values

[`AVPlayer.TimeControlStatus.paused`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/TimeControlStatus-swift.enum/paused)

A state that indicates the player paused playback indefinitely.

[`AVPlayer.TimeControlStatus.waitingToPlayAtSpecifiedRate`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/TimeControlStatus-swift.enum/waitingToPlayAtSpecifiedRate)

A state that indicates that the player is waiting for network conditions to improve before it can start or resume playback.

[`AVPlayer.TimeControlStatus.playing`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/TimeControlStatus-swift.enum/playing)

A state that indicates that the player is currently playing media.


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