pxt-calliope/docs/reference/basic/pause.md

Pause

Pause program execution for the specified number of milliseconds. This function is helpful when you need to slow down your program's execution.

basic.pause(400)

Parameters

• ms - the number of milliseconds that you want to pause (100 = 1/10 second, 1000 milliseconds = 1 second)

Example: diagonal line

The following example code turns on LED 0, 0 thru 4, 4, pausing 500 milliseconds after each LED. Without pause, the code would run so fast that you wouldn't see each individual LED turning on.

for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    led.plot(i, i)
    basic.pause(500)
}

Lessons

blink, lucky 7, smiley, flashing heart

See also

while, running time, for