###### (This is the documentation for SDL3, which is under heavy development and the API is changing! [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/) is the current stable version!) # SDL_Delay Wait a specified number of milliseconds before returning. ## Header File Defined in [](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_timer.h) ## Syntax ```c void SDL_Delay(Uint32 ms); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | ---------- | ----------------------------------- | | **ms** | the number of milliseconds to delay | ## Remarks This function waits a specified number of milliseconds before returning. It waits at least the specified time, but possibly longer due to OS scheduling. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.0.0. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryTimer](CategoryTimer)