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title: "Why are the delay method in JQuery?"
description: "Why are the delay method in JQuery?"
author: "Ethan Karla"
published: 2021-07-28
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93800/why-are-the-delay-method-in-jquery
category: "web application"
tags: ["web application development", "web development services"]
reading_time: 2 minutes
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# Why are the delay method in JQuery?
Why are the delay [method in JQuery](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156670/has-method-in-jquery)?
## Answers
### Answer by Ravi Vishwakarma
## jQuery delay()
Jquery is used to end a task late and if a task is in progress, then it works to stop it for some time. In other words, it is done to start some work late.
```
Syntax:
$(selector).delay (speed)
$(selector).delay (speed, queueName)
```
> Speed and queueName is an optional parameter. Speed specifies the delay of showing elements these possible vales are 'slow', 'fast' and milliseconds.
```
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