Need help with pausing timer during battle [MV]

Is there anyway to use the below command during battles? Or some other way to pause timers during battle?

$gameTimer.stop()
$gameTimer.start()

Are you still using Galv's Event Timer and the Terrix Lighting plugin?

I'm not using Galv's timer, I got it to work with the Mod_VisualTimer plugin and I'm using Terrax Lighting. Does Galv's timer have an option to hide during battle?

Okay so you're going to use two plugins: Yanfly Event Timer Control and SumRndmDde's Battle End Events.

In the battle events page, set the conditions to 0+0 so that it will start at the beginning of combat. Inside the page make an conditional branch that checks if you the light source switch is on. In the branch put "EventTimer Pause" in a plugin command. If the switch is on then the timer will be paused and removed.

Now make an common event that will also check if the light source switch is on. And in that branch you will put "EventTimer Resume". Then write this common event number into SumRndmDde Battle End Events plugin. Now the timer should pause when you start a match and resume afterwards if the light source is on.

Ok, that worked well but it only paused the timer, I needed to hide the timer also so what I did was add a plugin command (since I am using mog hunters visual timer) and move the timer off screen while its paused during battle. Works great, thanks again!