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# delay

> Function delay in the Baileys API.

> **delay**(`ms`): `Promise`\<`void`>

Defined in: [src/Utils/generics.ts:126](https://github.com/WhiskeySockets/Baileys/blob/master/src/Utils/generics.ts#L126)

## Parameters

### ms

`number`

## Returns

`Promise`\<`void`>