---
name: "DELAY"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "6.0-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DELAY"
---

# DELAY(9)

busy loop for an interval

## NAME

**DELAY** – busy loop for an interval

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/types.h\>**

**#include \<sys/systm.h\>**

*void*\

**DELAY**(*int delay*);

## DESCRIPTION

Delay for *delay* microseconds (1/1000000th of a second).

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Alfred Perlstein.