--- title: "Discussion on \"Trust Issues with setTimeout()\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"Trust Issues with setTimeout()\". Key Concept\n\nsetTimeout() does not guarantee the execution of the callback exactly after the given time (e.g., 5000ms). It guarantees that the callback will be executed at least after the given time, but only when the call stack is empty.\n\n\nLet's Obs..." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/trust-issues-with-settimeout/68022ae00a656c6dafc461d6" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [Trust Issues with setTimeout()](https://blog.prakashtsx.me/trust-issues-with-settimeout?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Key Concept setTimeout() does not guarantee the execution of the callback exactly after the given time (e.g., 5000ms). It guarantees that the callback will be executed at least after the given time, but only when the call stack is empty. Let's Obs... Apr 18, 2025 Β· 3 min read Β· blog.prakashtsx.me Read the article - [#settimeout](https://hashnode.com/tag/settimeout) - [#javascript](https://hashnode.com/tag/javascript) - [#chaicode](https://hashnode.com/tag/chaicode) ## Written by [Prakash](https://hashnode.com/@prakashtsx) @prakashtsx Β· India [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@prakashtsx) Technology Student | Exploring Tech World 🌍 My name is 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐀𝐚𝐬𝐑 and I talk about 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗡-𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰π₯𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, π—ͺπ—²π—―π——π—²π˜ƒ, π——π—²π˜ƒπ—’π—½π˜€ and π—Ÿπ—Άπ—³π—²π˜€π˜π˜†π—Ήπ—². ## Responses Markdown supported Β· βŒ˜β†΅ to post No responses yet.