js set timer code example

Example 1: javascript settimeout

setTimeout(function(){
 	alert("Sup!"); 
}, 2000);//wait 2 seconds

Example 2: 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);

Example 3: javascipt delay

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

console.log("Hello");
sleep(2000).then(() => { console.log("World!"); });

Example 4: how to do a function after a set interval js

function sayHi() {
  alert('Hello');
}
//Do a function at a set interval continuously
setTimeout(sayHi, 1000);
//Do a function once after a set interval
setTimeout(sayHi, 1000);