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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>setTimeout</title> </head> <body> <h2>The setTimeout() Method</h2> <p>Wait 5 seconds for the greeting:</p> <button onclick="myStopFunction()">Stop it</button> <script> const myTimeout = setTimeout(myGreeting, 5000); function myGreeting() { alert("Happy Birthday!") } function myStopFunction() { clearTimeout(myTimeout); } </script> </body> </html>
