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Asked: 2026-05-24T21:07:35+00:00

I’m trying to write simple code with a setTimeout , but the setTimeout just

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I’m trying to write simple code with a setTimeout, but the setTimeout just won’t wait the time it’s supposed to and the code executes immediately. What am I doing wrong?

setTimeout(testfunction(), 2000);
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  1. Editorial Team

    You’re calling the function immediately and scheduling its return value.

    Use:

    setTimeout(testFunction, 2000);
                       ^

    Notice: no parens.

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