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---
module: [kind=event] alarm
see: os.setAlarm To start an alarm.
---
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The [`alarm`] event is fired when an alarm started with [`os.setAlarm`] completes.
## Return Values
1. [`string`]: The event name.
2. [`number`]: The ID of the alarm that finished.
## Example
Starts a timer and then waits for it to complete.
```lua
local alarm_id = os.setAlarm(os.time() + 0.05)
local event, id
repeat
event, id = os.pullEvent("alarm")
until id == alarm_id
print("Alarm with ID " .. id .. " was fired")
```