---
name: "DELAY"
section: "9freebsd"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "12.2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/DELAY/9freebsd"
---

# DELAY(9freebsd)

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).

## SEE ALSO

[pause(9)](/pause/9.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Alfred Perlstein.