How can I make my JavaScript wait 0.5 seconds before running the next statement?

Question

I want to do this

statement1;
// rest for 0.5 seconds
statement2;

How can I make my JavaScript wait 0.5 seconds?

I tried

statement1;
window.setTimer(500);
statement2;

But that was not it. Thanks

Well, `window.setTimer` doesn't exist, so it's not that surprising that it didn't work. Before you try anything, read the documentation of the function you are trying to call. If you can't find documentation than the function might not exist. — Felix Kling, Aug 09 '14 at 17:36

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 09 '14 at 17:34

7

statement1();
setTimeout(function() {
    statement2();
}, 500);

answered Aug 09 '14 at 17:34

John Sterling

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

2

You can put a timer like this statement1();

setTimeout(
  function() 
  {
        statement2();
  }, 500);

edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

Community

answered Aug 09 '14 at 17:35

EdwardB

2 Answers2