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NS.sleep() method

Suspends the script for n milliseconds.

Signature:

sleep(millis?: number): Promise<true>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
millis	number	(Optional) Number of milliseconds to sleep. Default to 0.

Returns:

Promise<true>

A promise that resolves to true when the sleep is completed.

Remarks

RAM cost: 0 GB

Note that the actual delay may be longer than intended. For more information, please check https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/setTimeout#delay.

Example

// This will count from 1 to 10 in your terminal, with one number every 5 seconds
for (let i = 1; i <= 10; ++i) {
  ns.tprint(i);
  await ns.sleep(5000);
}