JavaScript · Middle · Question 51 of 75

In what order are the lines printed?

setTimeout(() => console.log("timeout"));
queueMicrotask(() => console.log("microtask"));
console.log("sync");

✓Correct answer: sync, microtask, timeout
2sync, timeout, microtask
3microtask, sync, timeout

Explanation

Synchronous code runs first, then the whole microtask queue (promise callbacks, queueMicrotask), and only then the next macrotask such as a timer.

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