SLEEP expression

Suspends execution of the current program for the specified number of milliseconds. The expression must evaluate to a positive integer. Fractions are ignored; resolution is to the nearest whole millisecond only.

During a SLEEP the process is suspended and does not consume CPU time. Other programs continue to run.

Remarks: You can cancel a long sleep with CTRL+ESC. Without an error handler the

Note: programme terminates; with one, control passes to ON ERROR.

Example

PRINT "START"
SLEEP 2000
PRINT "AFTER 2 SECONDS"

Output:

START

AFTER 2 SECONDS

Notes

Only whole milliseconds are supported. SLEEP 2.5 is treated as SLEEP 2.
A SLEEP 0 has no effect.
Long sleeps (hundreds or thousands of seconds) are possible, but the process will remain suspended until the time has passed.