.. _$.sleep:

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$.sleep
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   void **sleep** (:ref:`number` **msecs**)


Parameters
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| **msecs** | Number of milliseconds to sleep. |
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Description
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Suspends the calling thread for a number of milliseconds.

During a sleep period, checks at 100 millisecond intervals to see whether the sleep should be terminated. This can happen if there is a break request, or if the script timeout has expired.