[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: Duration): Task<void>;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/Task.ts:1780](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/e7144e2bbe9069362b62dec1b64a8aa922b8f1b0/packages/common/src/Task.ts#L1780)

Pauses execution for a specified duration.

### Example

```ts
const task: Task<void> = async (run) => {
  console.log("Starting...");
  await run(sleep("1s"));
  console.log("Done after 1 second");
  return ok();
};
```