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====== ugBASIC User Manual ======

===== WAIT ✓ =====

===== SYNTAX =====
     WAIT cycles [CYCLES] [PARALLEL]
     WAIT ticks TICK
     WAIT ticks TICKS
     WAIT time MILLISECOND
     WAIT time MILLISECONDS
     WAIT time MS

==== PURPOSE ====


Pauses execution for a certain period of time. The ''WAIT'' statement can be 
accompanied by a suffix statement, which indicates the unit of measurement of
the time to wait. The suffix ''CYCLES'' can be used to indicate CPU cycles, 
''TICKS'' to indicate the number of vertical blanks at 50Hz (PAL) or 60Hz (NTSC),
and ''MS'' (''MILLISECONDS'') to indicate a number of milliseconds.

The pause is of the "busy" type, so the entire program is suspended, except for 
the timer-related mechanisms but including the multithreading mechanism. To 
avoid this, you can follow the instruction with the ''PARALLEL'' keyword, 
which allows parallel processes to continue executing while waiting for the time.

The ''PARALLEL'' keyword can only be used with waits related to ''CYCLES''.



==== EXAMPLE ====
    WAIT #42 CYCLES


See also the following example files:
  * ''[[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/ugbasic/tree/main/examples/control_uncond_jumps_01.bas|control_uncond_jumps_01.bas]]''
  * ''[[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/ugbasic/tree/main/examples/control_uncond_jumps_02.bas|control_uncond_jumps_02.bas]]''
  * ''[[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/ugbasic/tree/main/examples/control_returning_01.bas|control_returning_01.bas]]''
  * ''[[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/ugbasic/tree/main/examples/control_returning_02.bas|control_returning_02.bas]]''


==== ABBREVIATION ====
   Wt


==== AVAILABLE ON ====
  * 
  * Atari (400/800)
  * Atari XL/XE
  * Commodore 128 (MOS 8502)
  * Commodore 128 (Zilog Z80)
  * Commodore 64
  * Commodore 64+REU
  * TRS-80 Color Computer
  * TRS-80 Color Computer 3
  * ColecoVision
  * Amstrad CPC 664
  * Dragon 32
  * Dragon 64
  * Thomson MO5
  * Thomson MO5
  * Olivetti Prodest PC128
  * Commodore PLUS/4
  * SEGA SC-3000
  * SEGA SG-1000
  * 
  * VG-5000
  * Commodore VIC-20
  * ZX Spectrum 48


==== ANY PROBLEM? ====
If you have encountered a problem using this command, if you think there is a bug or the explanation is unclear, please [[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/ugbasic/issues/new?title=ISSUE ON WAIT|open an issue]] for this keyword on GitHub. Thank you!===== POWERED BY =====

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