pause code for milliseconds javascript code example

Example 1: javascript sleep function

//Implement sleep function
function sleep(milliseconds) {
  return new Promise((resolve) => {
    setTimeout(resolve, milliseconds);
  });
}

//How to use sleep function
async function delayedGreeting() {
  console.log("Hello");
  
  await sleep(2000); //2 Seconds
  
  console.log("World!");
}

delayedGreeting();

Example 2: javascript sleep settimeout

setTimeout(() => {  console.log("World!"); }, 2000);