How Do I Delay a Function Call for 5 Seconds? [Duplicate]

Name: How Do I Delay a Function Call for 5 Seconds? [Duplicate]
Uploaded: 2026-09-27T10:28:59+00:00
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Description: I Want Widget. Rotator. Rotate() to Be Delayed 5 Seconds Between Calls. .. How Do I Do This in jQuery. .. It Seems Like jQuery's Delay() Wouldn't Work for...

Question

I want widget.Rotator.rotate() to be delayed 5 seconds between calls... how do I do this in jQuery... it seems like jQuery's delay() wouldn't work for this...

Accepted Answer

You can use plain javascript, this will call your_func once, after 5 seconds:

setTimeout(function() { your_func(); }, 5000);

If your function has no parameters and no explicit receiver you can call directly setTimeout(func, 5000)

There is also a plugin I've used once. It has oneTime and everyTime methods.

jQuery timers plugin

Answer 2

var rotator = function(){
  widget.Rotator.rotate();
  setTimeout(rotator,5000);
};
rotator();

Or:

setInterval(
  function(){ widget.Rotator.rotate() },
  5000
);

Or:

setInterval(
  widget.Rotator.rotate.bind(widget.Rotator),
  5000
);

How Do I Delay a Function Call for 5 Seconds? [Duplicate]

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