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The `sleep()` function suspends the current thread's execution for seconds. In the case of a single-threaded program, it suspends the thread and the program (as only one thread is also suspended).


> **Note:** The `sleep()` function is defined in the `time` module in Python.

## Syntax

The syntax of the `sleep()` function is given below:

``` python
time.sleep(delay)
```

## Parameter
 
`delay`: This is the number of seconds for the execution of the Python program to be paused. This argument can be an `integer` or a `float.`


## Example

The code below shows how a `sleep()` function works: 

### One-second sleep

This program sleeps for one second before printing.

# Importing time module
import time 

print("Starting... \n")
time.sleep(1) # Sleeping for one second
print("Back to the future..")

The `sleep()` can also take in floating point numbers to stop the execution of a program for the given time.

### Sleeping for four and a half seconds

This program sleeps for 4.5 seconds before printing "Educative."

# Importing time module
import time 

def startFunc():
    print("Starting...\n")

def endFunc():
    print("Educative")


def main():
    startFunc()
    time.sleep(4.5) # Sleeping for 4.5 second
    endFunc()

main()


How to use the sleep() function in Python

Syntax

Parameter

Example

One-second sleep

Sleeping for four and a half seconds

Conclusion