diff --git a/Twinmoji/ContentView.swift b/Twinmoji/ContentView.swift
index 3555cc0..2ecc251 100644
--- a/Twinmoji/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Twinmoji/ContentView.swift
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         runClock()
     }
     
-    func timeOut() {
+    func timeOut(for emoji: [String]) {
+        guard currentEmoji == emoji else { return }
         if gameState == .player1Answering {
             player1Score -= 1
         } else if gameState == .player2Answering {
@@ -121,11 +122,11 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     
     func runClock() {
         answerScale = 1
-        
+        let checkEmoji = currentEmoji
         withAnimation(.linear(duration: answerTime)) {
             answerScale = 0
         } completion: {
-            timeOut()
+            timeOut(for: checkEmoji)
         }
     }