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# wait

Wait for time or event

#### Function Action Object

| Key        | value          | Description             |
| ---------- | -------------- | ----------------------- |
| action     | 'wait'         | Action name             |
| options.ms | {milliSeconds} | if specified, waits the |

Javascript is placed on a single JSON value line, you must separate commands with a semicolon. Proper JSON escaping will always need to be applied.

#### Uses:

General purpose, sometimes you may want the following actions to wait until something is completed.

\*\*Example\*\*

```yaml
// This will wait for 2 seconds 
[
  {
    "action": "wait",
    "options": {
      "ms": 2000
    }
  }
  ...
  // other actions here will run after 2 seconds
]
```