Atomics.pause()
Newly available since 2025-04-01
The Atomics.pause() static method gives a hint to the CPU that the code calling the method is in a short-duration wait for shared memory, known as spinning or a spinlock.
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Specifications
- Atomics.pause, from TC39 (Ecma International).
Browser support
- Chrome 133 Released on 2025-02-04
- Chrome Android 133 Released on 2025-02-04
- Edge 133 Released on 2025-02-06
- Firefox 137 Released on 2025-04-01
- Firefox for Android 137 Released on 2025-04-01
- Safari 18.4 Released on 2025-03-31
- Safari on iOS 18.4 Released on 2025-03-31
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