timer javascript code example

Example 1: javascript set delay

var delayInMilliseconds = 1000; //1 second

setTimeout(function() {
  //your code to be executed after 1 second
}, delayInMilliseconds);

Example 2: delay in javascript

setTimeout(function() {
 //your code here
}, 1000);

Example 3: js wait for time

function sleep(milliseconds) {
  const start = Date.now();
  while (Date.now() - start < milliseconds);
}

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

Example 4: settimeout

// Run anonymous function after 5,000 milliseconds (5 seconds)
setTimeout(() => {
	// Run code
}, 5000);

Example 5: 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 6: javascipt delay

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

console.log("Hello");
sleep(2000).then(() => { console.log("World!"); });