Node.js · Middle · Question 10 of 75

What does `await setTimeout(1000)` imported from `node:timers/promises` do?

✓Correct answer: Waits about one second without blocking the event loop
2Blocks the thread for one second
3Throws, because setTimeout doesn't return a promise

Explanation

node:timers/promises has promise versions of setTimeout, setImmediate and setInterval (an async iterator). They also accept an AbortSignal.

Further reading

Node.js API: Timers ↗

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