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sidebar_label: Frame.waitForTimeout
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# Frame.waitForTimeout() method

Causes your script to wait for the given number of milliseconds.

**Signature:**

```typescript
class Frame {waitForTimeout(milliseconds: number): Promise<void>;}
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  milliseconds | number | the number of milliseconds to wait. |

**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;

## Remarks

It's generally recommended to not wait for a number of seconds, but instead use , [Frame.waitForXPath()](./puppeteer.frame.waitforxpath.md) or [Frame.waitForFunction()](./puppeteer.frame.waitforfunction.md) to wait for exactly the conditions you want.

## Example

Wait for 1 second:

```
await frame.waitForTimeout(1000);
```