Execute script after specific delay using JavaScript

Question

Is there any JavaScript method similar to the jQuery delay() or wait() (to delay the execution of a script for a specific amount of time)?

Answer 1

To add on the earlier comments, I would like to say the following :

The setTimeout() function in JavaScript does not pause execution of the script per se, but merely tells the compiler to execute the code sometime in the future.

There isn't a function that can actually pause execution built into JavaScript. However, you can write your own function that does something like an unconditional loop till the time is reached by using the Date() function and adding the time interval you need.