later ( quot delay-duration -- timer )
Timers

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Vocabulary
timers

Inputs

quot	a quotation
delay-duration	a duration

Outputs

timer

a timer

Word description
Sleeps for duration and then calls a quot. The user may cancel the timer before quot runs. This timer is not repeated.

Examples

USING: timers io calendar ; [ "Break's over!" print flush ] 15 minutes later drop

Definition

USING: timers.private ;

IN: timers

: later ( quot delay-duration -- timer ) f (start-timer) ;