setTimeout
Widely available
The setTimeout() global function executes provided code after a given duration of time, and the accompanying clearTimeout() cancels the timer.
To learn more, see
Window: setTimeout() method,
Window: clearTimeout() method at MDN.
Compatibility
- Chrome 1 Released on 2008-12-11
- Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
- Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
- Firefox 1 Released on 2004-11-09
- Firefox for Android 4 Released on 2011-03-29
- Safari 4 Released on 2009-06-08
- Safari on iOS 1 Released on 2007-06-29
Specifications
- HTML Standard (#timers), from HTML Workstream (WHATWG).