timer in node js code example

Example 1: settimeout node js

setTimeout(function () {
    console.log("5 secondes"); 
}, 5000); 
console.log("now");

Example 2: setinterval nodejs

setInterval(function () {
    console.log("Every 5 secondes"); 
}, 5000); 
console.log("now");

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);