# Sleep

The **Sleep** function interrupts the process flow of a Function and waits for the specified interval to pass. Use this function when you want processing to pause for a specified length of time.

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### Properties <a href="#properties" id="properties"></a>

#### Timeout <a href="#timeout" id="timeout"></a>

The time the function will wait in milliseconds. This value has to be a positive number.


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