All tests assuming:
client
verb
result()
set hidden = 1, instant = 1
world << "Test"
1) The following: will result in no command being called:
animate(mob,command=@'result',time=10)
2) This will result in the command being called every tick for the duration of step 2:
animate(mob,command=@'result',time=10)
animate(time=10)
The documentation states that these are processed at the end of the animation step. But it appears they are processed repeatedly for the duration of the next step.
Test case here.