javascript timeout/sleep using setTimeout()

Question

How can I set a 2 second timeout to wait for page controls to be populated? I want to use javascript I have tried the following but to no avail:

setTimeout(function(){},2000);

setTimeout(2000);

Anyone able to provide a pointer?

Answer 1

setTimeout(function(){
  //put your code in here to be delayed by 2 seconds
},2000);

The code you want to delay needs to sit inside the setTimeout function.