jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook

Adding Timers

Another useful feature of JavaScript is the ability to set timers that execute a function or evaluate an expression after a certain amount of time or on a specific interval.

Using timers allows you to delay the execution of code so that it does not need to happen at the exact moment an event is triggered or the page is loaded. The following phrases show you how to create timers to delay code execution and to apply recurring actions.