对于希望将循环执行的一组调用隔开的特定情况，可以使用类似于下面代码的原型。如果没有原型，可以用setTimeout替换延迟函数。

function itemHandler(item)
{
    alert(item);
}

var itemSet = ['a','b','c'];

// Each call to itemHandler will execute
// 1 second apart
for(var i=0; i<itemSet.length; i++)
{
    var secondsUntilExecution = i;
    itemHandler.delay(secondsUntilExecution, item)
}

2019更新使用Atomics.wait

它应该在Node.js 9.3或更高版本中工作。

我在Node.js中需要一个非常精确的计时器，它非常适合。

然而，浏览器中的支持似乎非常有限。

设ms＝10000；Atomics.wait（新Int32Array（新SharedArray Buffer（4）），0，0，ms）；

运行了几次10秒计时器基准测试。

使用setTimeout，我得到的错误高达7000微秒（7毫秒）。

使用Atomics，我的错误似乎保持在600微秒（0.6毫秒）以下

2020年更新：总结

function sleep(millis){ // Need help of a server-side page
  let netMillis = Math.max(millis-5, 0); // Assuming 5 ms overhead
  let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
  xhr.open('GET', '/sleep.jsp?millis=' + netMillis + '&rand=' + Math.random(), false);
  try{
    xhr.send();
  }catch(e){
  }
}

function sleepAsync(millis){ // Use only in async function
  let netMillis = Math.max(millis-1, 0); // Assuming 1 ms overhead
  return new Promise((resolve) => {
    setTimeout(resolve, netMillis);
  });
}
function sleepSync(millis){ // Use only in worker thread, currently Chrome-only
  Atomics.wait(new Int32Array(new SharedArrayBuffer(4)), 0, 0, millis);
}

function sleepTest(){
  console.time('sleep');
  sleep(1000);
  console.timeEnd('sleep');
}

async function sleepAsyncTest(){
  console.time('sleepAsync');
  await sleepAsync(1000);
  console.timeEnd('sleepAsync');
}

function sleepSyncTest(){
  let source = `${sleepSync.toString()}
    console.time('sleepSync');
    sleepSync(1000);
    console.timeEnd('sleepSync');`;
  let src = 'data:text/javascript,' + encodeURIComponent(source);
  console.log(src);
  var worker = new Worker(src);
}

其中服务器端页面，例如sleep.jsp，看起来像：

<%
try{
  Thread.sleep(Long.parseLong(request.getParameter("millis")));
}catch(InterruptedException e){}
%>

我相信有一百万种方法可以做得更好，但我想我可以通过创建一个对象来尝试一下：

// execute code consecutively with delays (blocking/non-blocking internally)
function timed_functions()
{
    this.myfuncs = [];
    this.myfuncs_delays = []; // mirrors keys of myfuncs -- values stored are custom delays, or -1 for use default
    this.myfuncs_count = 0; // increment by 1 whenever we add a function
    this.myfuncs_prev    = -1; // previous index in array
    this.myfuncs_cur    = 0; // current index in array
    this.myfuncs_next  = 0; // next index in array
    this.delay_cur     = 0; // current delay in ms
    this.delay_default = 0; // default delay in ms
    this.loop = false;      // will this object continue to execute when at end of myfuncs array?
    this.finished = false;  // are we there yet?
    this.blocking = true;   // wait till code completes before firing timer?
    this.destroy = false;   // <advanced> destroy self when finished


    this.next_cycle = function() {
        var that  = this;
        var mytimer = this.delay_default;

        if(this.myfuncs_cur > -1)
            if(this.myfuncs_delays[this.myfuncs_cur] > -1)
                mytimer = this.myfuncs_delays[this.myfuncs_cur];

        console.log("fnc:" + this.myfuncs_cur);
        console.log("timer:" + mytimer);
        console.log("custom delay:" + this.myfuncs_delays[this.myfuncs_cur]);
        setTimeout(function() {
        // Time is up! Next cycle...
        that.cycle();

    }, mytimer);
}

this.cycle = function() {

    // Now check how far we are along our queue.. is this the last function?
    if(this.myfuncs_next + 1 > this.myfuncs_count)
    {
        if(this.loop)
        {
            console.log('looping..');
            this.myfuncs_next = 0;
        }
        else
            this.finished = true;
    }

    // First check if object isn't finished
    if(this.finished)
        return false;

    // HANDLE NON BLOCKING //
    if(this.blocking != true) // Blocking disabled
    {
        console.log("NOT BLOCKING");
        this.next_cycle();
    }

    // Set prev = current, and current to next, and next to new next
    this.myfuncs_prev = this.myfuncs_cur;
    this.myfuncs_cur  = this.myfuncs_next;
    this.myfuncs_next++;

    // Execute current slot
    this.myfuncs[this.myfuncs_cur]();

    // HANDLE BLOCKING
    if(this.blocking == true)  // Blocking enabled
    {
        console.log("BLOCKING");
        this.next_cycle();
    }

    return true;
};

// Adders
this.add = {
    that:this,

    fnc: function(aFunction) {
        // Add to the function array
        var cur_key = this.that.myfuncs_count++;
        this.that.myfuncs[cur_key] = aFunction;
        // Add to the delay reference array
        this.that.myfuncs_delays[cur_key] = -1;
    }
}; // end::this.add

// setters
this.set = {
    that:this,

    delay: function(ms) {
        var cur_key = this.that.myfuncs_count - 1;
        // This will handle the custom delay array this.that.myfunc_delays
        // Add a custom delay to your function container

        console.log("setting custom delay. key: "+ cur_key + " msecs: " + ms);
        if(cur_key > -1)
        {
            this.that.myfuncs_delays[cur_key] = ms;
        }
        // So now we create an entry on the delay variable
    },

    delay_cur:      function(ms) { this.that.delay_cur = ms; },
    delay_default:  function(ms) { this.that.delay_default = ms; },
    loop_on:        function()   { this.that.loop = true; },
    loop_off:       function()   { this.that.loop = false; },
    blocking_on:    function()   { this.that.blocking = true; },
    blocking_off:   function()   { this.that.blocking = false; },

    finished:            function(aBool) { this.that.finished = true; }
}; // end::this.set


// Setters
this.get = {
    that:this,

    delay_default: function() { return this.that.delay_default; },
    delay_cur:     function() { return this.that.delay_cur; }
    }; // end::this.get

} // end:::function timed_functions()

使用方式如下：

// // // BEGIN :: TEST // // //

// Initialize
var fncTimer = new timed_functions;

// Set some defaults
fncTimer.set.delay_default(1000);
fncTimer.set.blocking_on();
// fncTimer.set.loop_on();
// fncTimer.set.loop_off();


// BEGIN :: ADD FUNCTIONS (they will fire off in order)
fncTimer.add.fnc(function() {
    console.log('plan a (2 secs)');
});
fncTimer.set.delay(2000); // Set a custom delay for previously added function

fncTimer.add.fnc(function() {
    console.log('hello world (delay 3 seconds)');
});
fncTimer.set.delay(3000);

fncTimer.add.fnc(function() {
    console.log('wait 4 seconds...');
});
fncTimer.set.delay(4000);

fncTimer.add.fnc(function() {
    console.log('wait 2 seconds');
});
fncTimer.set.delay(2000);

fncTimer.add.fnc(function() {
    console.log('finished.');
});
// END :: ADD FUNCTIONS


// NOW RUN
fncTimer.cycle(); // Begin execution


// // // END :: TEST // // //

从该链接获取的代码不会冻结计算机。但它只在Firefox中有效。

/**
 * Netscape compatible WaitForDelay function.
 * You can use it as an alternative to Thread.Sleep() in any major programming language
 * that support it while JavaScript it self doesn't have any built-in function to do such a thing.
 * parameters:
 * (Number) delay in millisecond
 */
function nsWaitForDelay(delay) {
    /**
     * Just uncomment this code if you're building an extension for Firefox.
     * Since Firefox 3, we'll have to ask for user permission to execute XPCOM objects.
     */
    netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalXPConnect");

    // Get the current thread.
    var thread = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/thread-manager;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIThreadManager).currentThread;

    // Create an inner property to be used later as a notifier.
    this.delayed = true;

    /* Call JavaScript setTimeout function
      * to execute this.delayed = false
      * after it finishes.
      */
    setTimeout("this.delayed = false;", delay);

    /**
     * Keep looping until this.delayed = false
     */
    while (this.delayed) {
        /**
         * This code will not freeze your browser as it's documented in here:
         * https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Code_snippets/Threads#Waiting_for_a_background_task_to_complete
         */
        thread.processNextEvent(true);
    }
}

如果你喜欢建议，不要失去表现。setTimeout是您的预期睡眠。然而，如果您需要一种语法，其中代码被睡眠“中间分割”，我们可以这样做：

sleep = function(tm, fn){
   window.setTimeout(fn, tm);
}

然后，准备如下功能：

var fnBeforeSleep = function(){

  // All code before sleep

}

var fnAfterSleep = function(){

  // All code after sleep

}

然后：

fnBeforeSleep();
sleep(2000, fnAfterSleep);

// Yep! Syntactically, it is very close to:

fnBeforeSleep();
sleep(2000);
fnAfterSleep();

简短的答案是否定的，而不是JavaScript本身。您的解决方案似乎是不让控制权回归环境的唯一途径。

如果环境不支持事件，这是必要的。他们可能也不支持setTimeout。

如果您处于事件驱动环境（如浏览器或Node.js）中，setTimeout绝对是最好的方法。