setTimeout
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What is setTimeout?
setTimeout() schedules a function to run after a specified delay in milliseconds. It is asynchronous: the rest of the code continues executing while the timer runs. It returns an ID that can be used with clearTimeout() to cancel the scheduled execution.
Free resources to learn setTimeout
More in stage 15: Modules in JavaScript
setTimeout: common questions
Can I learn setTimeout in Hindi?
This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain setTimeout in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.
Is this setTimeout tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 107 of 124 in the free JavaScript roadmap, in stage 15, Modules in JavaScript. If you are new to JavaScript, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.