settimeout fxn 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: javascript settimeout

var timeoutID;

function delayedAlert() {
  timeoutID = window.setTimeout(window.alert, 2*1000, 'That was really slow!');
}

function clearAlert() {
  window.clearTimeout(timeoutID);
}