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## SpawnOptions.spawnDelay property

Number of milliseconds to delay before spawning script, defaults to 10000 (10s). Must be a non-negative integer. If 0, the script will be spawned synchronously.

**Signature:**

```typescript
spawnDelay?: number;
```
