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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T02:23:29+00:00 2026-05-15T02:23:29+00:00

Ok, this is just out of curiousity, but why does the sleep function NOT

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Ok, this is just out of curiousity, but why does the sleep function NOT work in a loop, or how can I Get it to work in a loop?

for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { 
     cout << i << endl; 
     sleep(2); 
} 
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    2026-05-15T02:23:30+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 2:23 am

    cout is buffered, meaning its contents aren’t always written to the console right away. Try adding cout.flush() right before sleep(2);

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