return a value after 4 sec in javascript code example

Example 1: javascript run something after x seconds

setTimeout(function(){
  location.reload();
}, 3000); //run this after 3 seconds

Example 2: how to set timeout for a div tag in html

<script>
  const timeout = document.getElementsByClassName('classname')
  setTimeout(hideElement, 1000) //milliseconds until timeout//
  function hideElement() {
    timeout.style.display = 'none'
</script>
<div class="classname">
  <span> &times; </span>