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title: Sleep How Can I Make a Time Delay in Python
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## Sleep How Can I Make a Time Delay in Python
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The `time` module in the Python standard library contains the function `sleep()` which suspends a program for a given number of seconds.
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Example:
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```
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import time
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for letter in 'hello, world!':
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print(letter)
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time.sleep(2) # sleep 2 seconds between each print
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```
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Floating point numbers can be given as the argument to `sleep()` for more precise sleep times.
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#### More Information:
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Time module <a href='https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html#time.sleep' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>documentation</a> on the sleep function.
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