# Sprite motion is jerky - can I smooth it out **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [November 24, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-motion-is-jerky-can-i-smooth-it-out/996303 "2020-11-24T14:37:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![meisenhardtsjqn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@meisenhardtsjqn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/meisenhardtsjqn)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-motion-is-jerky-can-i-smooth-it-out/996303/1 "2020-11-24T14:37:18Z")
I set the sprite speed in direction block to 100. It moves 100 px and then pauses before moving again in the same direction. Is there any way to get it to move continuously, without the pause? ---
**Author:** ![meisenhardtsjqn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@meisenhardtsjqn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/meisenhardtsjqn)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-motion-is-jerky-can-i-smooth-it-out/996303/2 "2020-11-24T17:27:37Z")
updated Thunkable live! That fixed it. ---
**Author:** ![luv.ak.tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/luv.ak.tech/32/104896_2.png) [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-motion-is-jerky-can-i-smooth-it-out/996303/3 "2020-11-24T17:29:48Z")
you could use this block ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/8/b/8bf2d58e5c714616cb18772e6cb11f99a67e5489.png) ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/sprite-motion-is-jerky-can-i-smooth-it-out/996303/4 "2024-11-08T12:21:28Z")