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# waitTimeBeforeLineStart

Field in [VoiceOverView](/2.2/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.voiceoverview.md)

## Summary

The amount of time to wait before starting playback of the line.

```csharp
public float waitTimeBeforeLineStart = 0f;
```