Application.Wait method (Excel)

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03/30/2022

Pauses a running macro until a specified time. Returns True if the specified time has arrived.

Syntax

expression.Wait (Time)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Time	Required	Variant	The time at which you want the macro to resume, in Microsoft Excel date format.

Return value

Boolean

Remarks

The Wait method suspends all Microsoft Excel activity and may prevent you from performing other operations on your computer while Wait is in effect. However, background processes such as printing and recalculation continue.

Example

This example pauses a running macro until 6:23 P.M. today.

Application.Wait "18:23:00"

This example pauses a running macro for approximately 10 seconds.

newHour = Hour(Now()) 
newMinute = Minute(Now()) 
newSecond = Second(Now()) + 10 
waitTime = TimeSerial(newHour, newMinute, newSecond) 
Application.Wait waitTime

This example displays a message indicating whether 10 seconds have passed.

If Application.Wait(Now + TimeValue("0:00:10")) Then 
 MsgBox "Time expired" 
End If

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