# Can't get "setTimeout()" to work (SOLVED!)
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/cant-get-settimeout-to-work-solved/26871
**Category:** Developers
**Tags:** app
**Created:** [March 8, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-get-settimeout-to-work-solved/26871 "2020-03-08T10:37:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Hans-Kristian\_Berg](https://community.homey.app/u/Hans-Kristian_Berg)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-get-settimeout-to-work-solved/26871/1 "2020-03-08T10:37:38Z")
## Using script example “Say.js” as template…
// Say Something
function talk() {
say(“I am Homey, and this is written in HomeyScript!”);
} //END Talk
setTimeout(talk, 5000);
* * *
Console output:
" Script Error:
setTimeout is not defined"
I’m new to JS, just trying to make the function to wait 5sec. before executing…
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### Author:  [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2020, 10:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-get-settimeout-to-work-solved/26871/2 "2020-03-08T10:51:03Z")
Athom apparently doesn’t want you to use timers from Homeyscript, but they weren’t careful enough and left a few workarounds because they’re passing in `lodash`:
```auto
function talk() {
say("I am Homey, and this is written in HomeyScript!");
}
// workaround one:
_.debounce(talk, 5000)();
// workaround two:
_.delay(talk, 5000);
```
However, if you want to introduce delays like this, it’s probably better to use the standard “delay” option for flow cards.
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### Author:  [@Hans-Kristian\_Berg](https://community.homey.app/u/Hans-Kristian_Berg)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-get-settimeout-to-work-solved/26871/3 "2020-03-08T11:05:33Z")
Tank you, it worked… ( \_,delay() doesn’t seem precise, 10sec delay was really more like 8, but works for me)
I am planning to use this inside my own app, so having to use flow cards is not somthing i want to do…
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### Author:  [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-get-settimeout-to-work-solved/26871/4 "2020-03-08T11:30:34Z")
Apps aren’t built using Homeyscript though, so inside a proper app you’re able to use `setTimeout` and other timers just fine.
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### Author:  [@Hans-Kristian\_Berg](https://community.homey.app/u/Hans-Kristian_Berg)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cant-get-settimeout-to-work-solved/26871/5 "2020-03-08T12:07:07Z")
Ok, tanks, was using homeyScript to test solutions to various problems, was not aware of different behaviour from apps…