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# delay

Delay is just LUA native wait

Delay takes **1** numeric argument called seconds. Delay yields the entire thread until the time is completed.

```lua
print("Hello!")
delay(1) -- wait 1 second
print("Hello after 1 second") -- Prints after 1 second
```