This function below doesn’t work like I want it to; being a JS novice I can’t figure out why. I need it to wait 5 seconds before checking whether the newState is -1. Currently, it doesn’t wait, i...

JavaScript sleep/wait before continuing [duplicate] Asked 12 years, 8 months ago Modified 5 years, 8 months ago Viewed 1.5m times

This doesn't really 'sleep' JavaScript—it just executes the function passed to setTimeout after a certain duration (specified in milliseconds). Although it is possible to write a sleep function for JavaScript, it's …

Jul 17, 2009 · If you run the above function, you will have to wait for 3 seconds (sleep method call is blocking) before you see the alert 'hi'. Unfortunately, there is no sleep function like that in JavaScript.

I want to create a JavaScript sleep/delay/wait function that I can call anywhere in the script, like jQuery's .delay() I am not able to use setTimeout, as I have a script that is generated by php, ...

Jul 26, 2009 · I need to add a delay of about 100 miliseconds to my Javascript code but I don't want to use the setTimeout function of the window object and I don't want to use a busy loop. Does anyone …

Feb 22, 2016 · JavaScript - How to Wait / SetTimeOut / Sleep / Delay Asked 9 years, 11 months ago Modified 9 years, 11 months ago Viewed 38k times

Aug 27, 2010 · This disregards the ask to have a delay inside a loop. Is simply set series of events on 5 seconds interval (might as well use setInterval). To better understand the problem, use alert and wait …

Jun 4, 2009 · The issue here is that JavaScript is a single-thread event-based model. While in a specific case, it might be nice to have the whole engine wait for a few seconds, in general it is bad practice. …

Nov 18, 2025 · I have several functions that will need to pause, wait for the user to make a decision, and then, based on that decision, continue on one of two paths. The kicker is that each function is …