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
}

使用DispatchQueue的. asyncafter方法，可以在给定时间后执行代码。例如，执行…在主线程中，1秒后看起来是这样的:

DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) { ... }

使用我方便的延迟包装器结构，你可以以更奇特的方式执行它:

struct Delay {

    @discardableResult
    init(_ timeInterval: TimeInterval, queue: DispatchQueue = .main, executingBlock: @escaping () -> Void) {
        queue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + timeInterval, execute: executingBlock)
    }

}

用法:

Delay(0.4) { ... }

你也可以用Swift 3这样做。

像这样执行延迟后的功能。

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    self.perform(#selector(ClassName.performAction), with: nil, afterDelay: 2.0)
}


     @objc func performAction() {
//This function will perform after 2 seconds
            print("Delayed")
        }

我认为最简单和最新的4秒计时器方法是:

Task { 
    // Do something

    // Wait for 4 seconds
    try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 4_000_000_000) 

}

它使用了Swift 5.5的新并发。

DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async {
    sleep(4)
    print("Active after 4 sec, and doesn't block main")
    DispatchQueue.main.async{
        //do stuff in the main thread here
    }
}