jQuery delay() Method (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 20 Dec, 2023

jQuery **delay() method is an inbuilt that is used to set a timer to delay the execution of the next item in the queue.

**Syntax:

$(selector).delay(para1, para2);

**Parameter:

It accepts two parameters which are specified below:

• **para1: It specifies the speed of the delay.
• **para2: It is optional and specifies the name of the queue.

**Return Value:

It returns the selected element with the specified speed.

**Example 1: In this example, the timer is set to all the blocks using the delay() method.

HTML `

<!-- jQuery code to demonstrate delay method -->
<script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("button").click(function () {
                $("#d1").delay("slow").fadeIn();
                $("#d2").delay("fast").fadeIn();
                $("#d3").delay(1000).fadeIn();
                $("#d4").delay(4000).fadeIn();
            });
        });
</script>

<!-- Click on this button -->
<button>Click Me!</button>
<br><br>
<div id="d1" style="width:50px;height:50px;display:
            none;background-color:lightgreen;"></div>
<br>
<div id="d2" style="width:50px;height:50px;display:
            none;background-color:green;"></div>
<br>
<div id="d3" style="width:50px;height:50px;display:
            none;background-color:orange;"></div>
<br>
<div id="d4" style="width:50px;height:50px;display:
            none;background-color:yellow;"></div>
<br>

`

**Output:

**Example 2: In this example, it has been shown how to delay an animation using the delay() method.

HTML `

<!--jQuery code to show the working of delay method-->
<script>
    $(document).ready(function () {
    
            $("#btn1").click(function () {
                $("div").animate({
                    height: "150px"
                });
                $("div").animate({
                    width: "150px"
                });
                $("div").delay(1200).animate({
                    width: "300px",
                    padding: "30px"
                });
            });
    });
</script>

<style>
    #d {
        display: block;
        width: 200px;
        height: 100px;
        background-color: green;
        font-size: 30px;
        padding: 10px;
    }
</style>

<!-- Click on this button to show 
    the effect of delay method -->
<p>
    <button id="btn1">Click Me!</button>
</p>

`

**Output: