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Page.waitForTimeout() method

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

Signature:

waitForTimeout(milliseconds: number): Promise<void>;

Parameters

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

Returns:

Promise<void>

Remarks

It's generally recommended to not wait for a number of seconds, but instead use Page.waitForSelector(), Page.waitForXPath() or Page.waitForFunction() to wait for exactly the conditions you want.

Example

Wait for 1 second:

await page.waitForTimeout(1000);