rustHow to delay a thread in Rust?

Threads can be delayed in Rust using the std::thread::sleep function. This function takes a std::time::Duration as an argument, which can be created from a number of seconds.

use std::thread;
use std::time::Duration;

fn main() {
    thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
    println!("5 seconds have passed");
}

Output example

5 seconds have passed

The code above will delay the thread for 5 seconds before printing the message.

Code explanation

• use std::thread; - imports the thread module from the std library
• use std::time::Duration; - imports the Duration type from the std::time module
• thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5)); - calls the sleep function from the thread module, passing a Duration created from 5 seconds
• println!("5 seconds have passed"); - prints the message after the thread has been delayed

Helpful links

• std::thread::sleep
• std::time::Duration

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