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How do I delay an output in C++? I tried searching for similar questions, but I didn't find any solution which makes use of the 'ctime' library. Help please.

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    This way of asking, you will have a "delay" in finding the answer – Khalil Khalaf Apr 03 '16 at 03:35
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    You need to re-phrase your question and show what you have tried – cctan Apr 03 '16 at 03:48
  • You could use `std::time()` to get the current time an then use a loop until `std::time()` tells you that you have been looping for long enough? – Galik Apr 03 '16 at 03:48
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Have a look at this answer.

You could use std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(x));

For example:

#include <iostream>
#include <chrono>
#include <thread>

int main()
{
    int x{3000};
    std::cout << "Start waiting\n";
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(x));
    std::cout << "Done waiting\n";
    return 0;
}
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