javascript wait settimeout code example

Example 1: wait for time javascript

//code before the pause
setTimeout(function(){
    //do what you need here
}, 2000);

Example 2: javascript set delay

var delayInMilliseconds = 1000; //1 second

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

Example 3: 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);