diff --git a/src/Dodge/Data/UseDelay.hs b/src/Dodge/Data/UseDelay.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE StrictData #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
+
+module Dodge.Data.UseDelay where
+
+import Sound.Data
+import Control.Lens
+
+data ItemUseDelay -- should just be Delay
+    = NoDelay
+    | FixedRate
+        { _rateMax :: Int
+        }
+    | WarmUpNoDelay
+        { _warmMax :: Int
+        , _warmSound :: SoundID
+        }
+    deriving (Eq, Ord, Show, Read) --Generic, Flat)
+
+makeLenses ''ItemUseDelay
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Item/UseDelay.hs b/src/Dodge/Item/UseDelay.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
+
+module Dodge.Item.UseDelay 
+    (useDelay
+    , module Dodge.Data.UseDelay
+    ) where
+
+import Dodge.Data.UseDelay
+import Control.Lens
+import Dodge.Data.Item
+import Dodge.SoundLogic.ExternallyGeneratedSounds
+
+useDelay :: Item -> ItemUseDelay
+useDelay itm = case itm ^. itType of
+    HELD hit -> heldUseDelay hit
+    DETECTOR _ -> FixedRate 20
+    _ -> NoDelay
+
+heldUseDelay :: HeldItemType -> ItemUseDelay
+heldUseDelay = \case
+    BANGSTICK _ -> FixedRate 8
+    REWINDER -> FixedRate 20
+    TIMESTOPPER -> FixedRate 20
+    TIMESCROLLER -> FixedRate 20
+    PISTOL -> FixedRate 6
+    AUTOPISTOL -> FixedRate 8
+    SMG -> FixedRate 8
+    MACHINEPISTOL -> WarmUpNoDelay 50 crankSlowS
+    BURSTRIFLE -> FixedRate 15
+    BANGCONE -> FixedRate 20
+    BLUNDERBUSS -> FixedRate 20
+    GRAPECANNON _ -> FixedRate 20
+    MINIGUNX _ -> WarmUpNoDelay 100 crankSlowS
+    VOLLEYGUN{} -> FixedRate 15
+    RIFLE -> FixedRate 6
+    ALTERIFLE -> FixedRate 6
+    AUTORIFLE -> FixedRate 6
+    BANGROD -> FixedRate 12
+    ELEPHANTGUN -> FixedRate 12
+    AMR -> FixedRate 12
+    AUTOAMR -> FixedRate 12
+    SNIPERRIFLE -> FixedRate 12
+    FLAMESPITTER -> FixedRate 6
+    FLAMETHROWER -> NoDelay
+    FLAMETORRENT -> NoDelay
+    FLAMEWALL -> NoDelay
+    POISONSPRAYER -> NoDelay
+    BLOWTORCH -> NoDelay
+    SPARKGUN -> NoDelay
+    TESLAGUN -> NoDelay
+    LASER -> NoDelay
+    TRACTORGUN -> NoDelay
+    RLAUNCHER -> FixedRate 20
+    RLAUNCHERX{} -> FixedRate 20
+    GLAUNCHER -> FixedRate 20
+    SHATTERGUN -> FixedRate 20
+    BLINKER -> FixedRate 20
+    BLINKERUNSAFE -> FixedRate 20
+    TORCH -> NoDelay
+    FLATSHIELD -> NoDelay
+    KEYCARD _ -> NoDelay