simple-async-delay

A minimal, awaitable delay utility for JavaScript/TypeScript.

Install

npm i simple-async-delay

Usage

import delay from 'simple-async-delay';

await delay(1000); // pause for 1 second

Sequential delays

await delay(500);
console.log('step 1');

await delay(500);
console.log('step 2');

In async loops

for (const item of items) {
  await processItem(item);
  await delay(200); // throttle between iterations
}

API

delay(ms: number): Promise<void>

Returns a Promise that resolves after ms milliseconds.

| Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|----------|------------------------| | ms | number | Delay duration in ms |

License

MIT