Use these techniques to tighten or expand the timing between words in your script—useful for pacing, removing unwanted pauses, or cleaning up breaths.

This article covers:

• Adjust word spacing from the script
• Adjust word spacing from the timeline

Adjust word spacing from the script

1. Right-click the gap between words you want to adjust.
2. Hover over Edit word gap, then choose a preset or enter a custom value. Press Return (Mac) or Enter (Windows) to apply it. Descript will play back the updated section.
3. Extending a gap creates a gap clip. Longer gaps may appear as wordless media.

Adjust word spacing from the timeline

Use these tools in the timeline depending on the type of adjustment you need:

• Wordbar: Drag a word left or right to nudge timing. Best for small adjustments.
• Range tool: Select and delete a span of time. Best for removing breaths or silence.
• Blade tool: Create an edit point, then expand or collapse it. Best for reversible edits.

Use the wordbar

1. Click and hold a word in the wordbar.
2. Drag left to reduce the space before the word, or right to increase it.

Use the Range tool

1. Press R to select the Range tool.
2. Click and drag across the script track to select the timing you want to remove.
3. Press Delete.

Use the Blade tool

1. Press B to select the Blade tool.
2. Click on the timeline to create a cut.
3. Drag the edit point to expand or collapse the gap. This is non-destructive—you can drag it back at any time.