TimeUnit : sleep

public void sleep(long timeout) throws InterruptedException

Performs a Thread.sleep using this time unit. Causes the current thread to sleep.

Example   

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
public class TimeUnitEx {
 public static void main(String args[])throws Exception{
  System.out.println("About to sleep for two minutes");
  TimeUnit.MINUTES.sleep(2);
  System.out.println("2 Min Sleep finished");
 }
}

   

Output

About to sleep for two minutes
2 Min Sleep finished

TimeUnit.MINUTES.sleep(2) : Causes the thread to sleep for 2 minutes

TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(10) : Causes the thread to sleep for 10 seconds

TimeUnit.HOURS.sleep(10) : Causes the thread to sleep for 10 hours

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