# DELAY Command [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/(Commands).md) → [D](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/D/(D).md) The DELAY command is used to supply specified time pause in script. ## Command Access: > **Command:** DELAY ## Command Prompts: > Enter delay time (in million seconds): ## Function Description: Users could specify delay time. In script, entering delay 1000, the next command will delay its execution about one second. The maximum delay time is 32767; it means the next command will be delayed about 33 seconds. ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/D/DELAY%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/D/DELAY%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/D/DELAY%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Commands/D/DELAY%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/D/DELAY%20Command.md)