# setTimeout
 
`setTimeout()` schedules a function to run after a specified delay in milliseconds. It is asynchronous: the rest of the code continues executing while the timer runs. It returns an ID that can be used with `clearTimeout()` to cancel the scheduled execution.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

- [@article@JavaScript MDN Docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/setTimeout)
- [@video@setInterval and setTimeout: timing events](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOcFZV3c75I)
- [@video@Learn JavaScript setTimeout() in 6 minutes!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shWr5DNVeCI)