Pause before
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> var djConfig = { baseScriptUri : "js/dojo/", parseOnLoad : true }; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/dojo/dojo/dojo.js"></script> <script> dojo.require("dojox.timing.Sequence"); function writeText(msg) { dojo.byId("my").innerHTML += msg + "<br>"; } function testIt() { var s = new dojox.timing.Sequence({}); var funcs = [ {func : [writeText, this, "Pause: 1 second"], pauseBefore : 1000} ]; s.go(funcs, function() { writeText("Done"); }); } </script> </head> <body onLoad="testIt();"> <div id="my"> </div> </body> </html>