Usage of wait(…) — insert a single timeout

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→ invoke a single function after a timeout

Timing methods API

→ .wait(timeout ,callback)

How to insert a single timeout?

Compact syntax with timing methods:

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$('.some').doSome().wait(timeout).doLater();

Compare this to the old way with more syntactic fluff:

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$('.some').doSome();
setTimeout(function(){
  $('.some').doLater();
}, timeout);

Similar patterns with timeouts

How to
```
$.wait(timeout, function(){ … });
```
invoke a single function after a timeout?
How to
```
$some.timingStuff().then(callback).doMore();
```
invoke a callback at some specific point in the timeline?

// $('.some').wait(timeout)…
$('.some').unwait();

interrupt timeouts for some elements?

$('.some').doSome().wait(first-timeout).jQueryStuff()
  .wait(second-timeout).doLater().jQueryStuff();

insert multiple timeouts?

$.wait(first-timeout, function(){ … })
  .wait(second-timeout, function(){ … })
  .wait(third-timeout, function(){ … });

concatenate function calls with timeouts?

How to
```
// $.wait(timeout)…
$.unwait();
```
interrupt timeouts from static usage of wait()?