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# Singleton: Lazy Instantiation

Explore lazy instantiation for Singletons and understand its drawbacks in Unity projects.

In this tutorial, you will learn about lazy instantiation of Singletons and the cons of using it.

## 1. Lazy Instantiation

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20190826/videos/176f37cf-cf3c-4baa-9fec-2b81a4a8122c_157_Singleton_Lazy_Instantiation.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20200706/111c3978-a637-4f23-bf5c-3c42f8c26976_04_Singleton_Lazy_Instantiation.vtt))

## 2. Downfall of Lazy Instantiation

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20190826/videos/a09f9ce5-0531-4523-abf9-2af012ee3578_158_Downfall_of_Lazy_Instantiation.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20200706/5a9289ad-57e2-4175-b5e2-0b19c4542728_05_Downfall_of_Lazy_Instantiation.vtt))