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JavaScript Timers: setTimeout and setInterval

Master JavaScript timers. Learn setTimeout, setInterval, clearTimeout, and scheduling code execution.

Alex Thompson
December 19, 2025
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JavaScript Timers

setTimeout: Run Once

```javascript setTimeout(() => { console.log('Delayed'); }, 1000); ```

**Runs code after delay.**

setInterval: Run Repeatedly

```javascript const interval = setInterval(() => { console.log('Every second'); }, 1000);

clearInterval(interval); // Stop ```

Key Takeaway

setTimeout runs once. setInterval runs repeatedly. Clear with clearTimeout/clearInterval. Essential for delayed execution.

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