<function name="NextThink" parent="Entity" type="classfunc"> <description> Controls when, relative to <page>Global.CurTime</page>, the <page>Entity</page> will next run its Think function. For Scripted Entities, this is the <page>ENTITY:Think</page> function. For engine Entities, this is an internal function whose behavior will depend on the specific Entity type. For <page>Scripted Entities</page>, this is the <page>ENTITY:Think</page> function. For engine entities, this is an internal function whose behavior will depend on the specific Entity type. For a Client-side equivalent, see <page>Entity:SetNextClientThink</page>. For a client-side equivalent, see <page>Entity:SetNextClientThink</page>. <bug issue="3269">This does not work with SWEPs or Nextbots.</bug> </description> <realm>Shared</realm> <args> <arg name="timestamp" type="number"> The timestamp, relative to <page>Global.CurTime</page>, when the next think should occur. </arg> </args> </function> <example> <description>Repeatedly prints "Hello, World!" in console with a 1 second delay between each repetition.</description> <code> function ENT:Think() print("Hello, World!") self:NextThink( CurTime() + 1 ) return true -- Note: You need to return true to override the default next think time end </code> <output> ``` Hello, World! Hello, World! Hello, World! Hello, World! ... ``` </output> </example>