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+---
+title: Delayed function execution
+type: snippet
+tags: [function]
+cover: succulent-10
+dateModified: 2020-11-02T19:27:53+02:00
+---
+
+Invokes the provided function after `ms` milliseconds.
+
+- Use `time.sleep()` to delay the execution of `fn` by `ms / 1000` seconds.
+
+```py
+from time import sleep
+
+def delay(fn, ms, *args):
+  sleep(ms / 1000)
+  return fn(*args)
+```
+
+```py
+delay(lambda x: print(x), 1000, 'later') # prints 'later' after one second
+```