---
name: "System.microSleep"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/System.microSleep"
---

# System.microSleep(3kaya)

Sleep for the specified number of microseconds.

## NAME

System::microSleep - Sleep for the specified number of microseconds.

## SYNOPSIS

**Void microSleep(** *Int microsecs* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**microsecs** The number of microseconds to sleep for

## DESCRIPTION

Sleep (i.e. pause program execution) for at least the specified number of microseconds. Depending on your operating system, it may not actually possible to sleep for a single microsecond - on Windows, the smallest amount of time it is possible to sleep for is 1 millisecond.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**System.sleep (3kaya)**