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# wait

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## Syntax ##

<div class="irssisyntax highlight"><pre style="\-\-cmdlen:4ch"><code><span class="synB">WAIT</span> <span class="syn10">[<span class="syn">-</span><span class="syn09">&lt;server tag></span>]</span> <span class="synB05">&lt;milliseconds></span></code></pre></div>



## Parameters ##

The amount of milliseconds.

## Description ##

Waits the specified amount of milliseconds before sending the next command
to the server.

## Examples ##

    /WAIT 1000
    /WAIT 5000

## See also ##
[ALIAS](/documentation/help/1.1/alias)