setTimeout()
setTimeout() executes a piece of code once after a specified amount of time has passed.
Signature
setTimeout(callbackFunction: Function, delay: number)
Parameters
callbackFunction
A function you want to call once a delay timer (in milliseconds) has passed.
delay
The time in milliseconds to wait before calling the callbackFunction.
Example: You can use the showAlert() function to show an alert message when delay time has passed as shown below:
setTimeout(() => { showAlert("5 seconds have passed") }, 5000);