thread sleep without blocking ui c# code example

Example 1: c# thread sleep

Thread.Sleep(2000); //in ms

Example 2: Wait some seconds without blocking UI execution

async Task PutTaskDelay()
{
    await Task.Delay(5000);
} 

private async void btnTaskDelay_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    await PutTaskDelay();
    MessageBox.Show("I am back");
}