javascript wait for code example

Example 1: javascript sleep

function sleep(milliseconds) {
  const date = Date.now();
  let currentDate = null;
  do {
    currentDate = Date.now();
  } while (currentDate - date < milliseconds);
}

console.log("Hello");
sleep(2000);
console.log("World!");

Example 2: wait for time javascript

//code before the pause
setTimeout(function(){
    //do what you need here
}, 2000);

Example 3: javascript sleep function

sleep = milliseconds => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, milliseconds));

//        V  Must add this async keyword
sayHi = async () => {
  	// V Must include await
	await sleep(1000); // Sleep 1000 milliseconds (1 second)
  	console.log('Hi');
  	// Rest of code...
}

Example 4: how to wait in javascript

function sleep(ms) {
  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}