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# timeControlStatus

A value that indicates whether playback is in progress, paused indefinitely, or waiting for network conditions to improve.

```
nonisolated var timeControlStatus: AVPlayer.TimeControlStatus { get }
```

## Discussion

When the value of [`automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling) is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the player waits until your app resumes playback.

During playback, the value of the property changes between [`AVPlayer.TimeControlStatus.playing`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/TimeControlStatus-swift.enum/playing) and [`AVPlayer.TimeControlStatus.waitingToPlayAtSpecifiedRate`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/TimeControlStatus-swift.enum/waitingToPlayAtSpecifiedRate) depending on whether the player has sufficient media data to continue playback.

This property is key-value observable.

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