node js async sleep code example

Example 1: async sleep javascript

await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 2000));

Example 2: await async sleep

const sleep = (milliseconds) => {
  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, milliseconds))
}

/*Use like so*/

async function timeSensativeAction(){ //must be async func
  //do something here
  await sleep(5000) //wait 5 seconds
  //continue on...
}