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# Sleep

Suspend execution of a program for a certain time.

## Declaration

Source position: osutilsh.inc line 31

`procedure Sleep(`
`milliseconds: Cardinal`
`);`

## Description

Sleep suspends the execution of the program for the specified number of milliseconds (milliseconds). After the specified period has expired, program execution resumes.

Remark: | The indicated time is not exact, i.e. it is a minimum time. No guarantees are made as to the exact duration of the suspension.

Documentation generated on: May 14 2021