start time javascript code example

Example 1: settimeout javascript

setTimeout(function(){
 	console.log("hello");
}, 3000); //wait for atleast  3 seconds before console logging

Example 2: js settimeout

setTimeout(() => { alert('Hello') }, 1000)

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);

Example 4: javascript set timeout

var timeToWait = 3000; // 1000 = 1 second
setTimeout(() => {
	console.log("Text printed after 3 seconds");
}, timeToWait);