pause execution in javascript code example

Example 1: javascript 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...
}

Example 2: javascript sleep

function sleep(milliseconds) {
  const date = Date.now();
  let currentDate = null;
  do {
    currentDate = Date.now();
  } while (currentDate - date < milliseconds);
}

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

Example 3: wait javascript

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

Example 4: javascript wait 5 seconds

timeout(ms) { //pass a time in milliseconds to this function
    return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
  }

Example 5: pause javascript

function wait(ms)
{
    var d = new Date();
    var d2 = null;
    do { d2 = new Date(); }
    while(d2-d < ms);
}