[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [Task](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Task) › sleep

```ts
function sleep(duration: PositiveDuration): Task<void>;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/Task.ts:3777](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/037c390af081e9944d616ff298a729515c5c5ab7/packages/common/src/Task.ts#L3777)

Pauses execution for a specified [PositiveDuration](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Time/type-aliases/PositiveDuration).

Aborting the [Task](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/Task/type-aliases/Task) clears the scheduled timeout.

### Example

```ts

await using run = createRun();
assertOk(await run(sleep("1ms")), undefined);
```