how to set time for a function in javascript code example

Example 1: timer in javascript

//single event i.e. alarm, time in milliseconds
var timeout = setTimeout(function(){yourFunction()},10000);
//repeated events, gap in milliseconds
var interval = setInterval(function(){yourFunction()},1000);

Example 2: javascript set timeout

setTimeout(function(){
 	console.log("hello");
}, 3000); //wait for atleast  3 seconds before console logging