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No, the timer for your exam does not start until the exam itself has been opened. The time spent showing your ID, verifying your identity and securing your testing space does not count toward your exam time.
Depending on whether a live proctor is launching your exam or not, you should expect your start process to take anywhere from 3 minutes for an un-proctored launch to 12 minutes for a proctored launch.