如果你的代码已经在后台线程中运行，在Foundation: thread .sleep(forTimeInterval:)中使用这个方法暂停线程。

例如:

DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {

    // Code is running in a background thread already so it is safe to sleep
    Thread.sleep(forTimeInterval: 4.0)
}

(当代码在主线程上运行时，请参阅其他答案以获得建议。)

Using a dispatch_after block is in most cases better than using sleep(time) as the thread on which the sleep is performed is blocked from doing other work. when using dispatch_after the thread which is worked on does not get blocked so it can do other work in the meantime. If you are working on the main thread of your application, using sleep(time) is bad for the user experience of your app as the UI is unresponsive during that time. Dispatch after schedules the execution of a block of code instead of freezing the thread:

斯威夫特≥ 3.0

let seconds = 4.0
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + seconds) {
    // Put your code which should be executed with a delay here
}

Swift≥5.5(异步):

func foo() async {
    try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: UInt64(seconds * Double(NSEC_PER_SEC)))
    // Put your code which should be executed with a delay here
}

Swift < 3.0

let time = dispatch_time(dispatch_time_t(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW), 4 * Int64(NSEC_PER_SEC))
dispatch_after(time, dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
    // Put your code which should be executed with a delay here
}

作为之前建议的选项的替代解决方案，您可以使用基于DispatchGroup类的延迟，它被设计为同步多个异步任务的执行:

print("Start")
print(Date())

let delay = DispatchTimeInterval.seconds(3)
let group = DispatchGroup()
group.enter()
_ = group.wait(timeout: .now() + delay)

print("Finish")
print(Date())

其中，enter()方法用于显式地指示组代码的执行已经开始，wait(timeout:)方法用于等待组任务完成。当然，在本例中，这种情况永远不会发生，为此指定了一个超时，它等于所需的延迟。

使用它作为现成的帮手非常方便:

public class DispatchWait {
    private init () { }
    
    public static func `for` (_ interval: DispatchTimeInterval) {
        let group = DispatchGroup()
        group.enter()
        _ = group.wait(timeout: .now().advanced(by: interval))
    }
}

使用DispatchWait的示例:

print("Start")
print(Date())

DispatchWait.for(.seconds(3))

print("Finish")
print(Date())

不幸的是，我不能说这个延迟的准确性是多少，以及wait(timeout:)方法允许在指定的延迟之后继续执行程序的概率是多少。

此外，此解决方案允许您延迟当前队列中的代码，而不必在单独的闭包中执行它。

如果你的代码已经在后台线程中运行，在Foundation: thread .sleep(forTimeInterval:)中使用这个方法暂停线程。

例如:

DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {

    // Code is running in a background thread already so it is safe to sleep
    Thread.sleep(forTimeInterval: 4.0)
}

(当代码在主线程上运行时，请参阅其他答案以获得建议。)

在Swift 4.2和Xcode 10.1中

你总共有4种方法来延迟。在这些选项中，首选选项1是在一段时间后调用或执行函数。sleep()是使用最少的情况。

选项1。

DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 5.0) {
    self.yourFuncHere()
}
//Your function here    
func yourFuncHere() {

}

第二个选项。

perform(#selector(yourFuncHere2), with: nil, afterDelay: 5.0)

//Your function here  
@objc func yourFuncHere2() {
    print("this is...")
}

选项3。

Timer.scheduledTimer(timeInterval: 5.0, target: self, selector: #selector(yourFuncHere3), userInfo: nil, repeats: false)

//Your function here  
@objc func yourFuncHere3() {

}

选项4。

sleep(5)

如果你想在一段时间后调用一个函数来执行一些东西，不要使用sleep。

我同意Palle的观点，在这里使用dispatch_after是一个很好的选择。但是您可能不喜欢GCD调用，因为编写它们非常烦人。相反，你可以添加这个方便的助手:

public func delay(bySeconds seconds: Double, dispatchLevel: DispatchLevel = .main, closure: @escaping () -> Void) {
    let dispatchTime = DispatchTime.now() + seconds
    dispatchLevel.dispatchQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: dispatchTime, execute: closure)
}

public enum DispatchLevel {
    case main, userInteractive, userInitiated, utility, background
    var dispatchQueue: DispatchQueue {
        switch self {
        case .main:                 return DispatchQueue.main
        case .userInteractive:      return DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInteractive)
        case .userInitiated:        return DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated)
        case .utility:              return DispatchQueue.global(qos: .utility)
        case .background:           return DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background)
        }
    }
}

现在你只需在后台线程上延迟你的代码，就像这样:

delay(bySeconds: 1.5, dispatchLevel: .background) { 
    // delayed code that will run on background thread
}

在主线程上延迟代码甚至更简单:

delay(bySeconds: 1.5) { 
    // delayed code, by default run in main thread
}

如果你喜欢一个框架，也有一些更方便的功能，然后签出handysswift。你可以通过SwiftPM将它添加到你的项目中，然后像上面的例子一样使用它:

import HandySwift    

delay(by: .seconds(1.5)) { 
    // delayed code
}