Delays when a function runs. Perfect for using with a search box and waiting for a user to finish typing a term before executing a filter script.

delay.js

/**
* Delays when a function runs.
*
* @return callback
*/
var delay = (function(){
    var timer = 0;
    return function(callback, ms){
        clearTimeout(timer);
        timer = setTimeout(callback, ms);
    };
})();

//delay(function(){console.log('Hello World!')}, 100); //milliseconds