# time_sleep_until

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)

time_sleep_until — Make the script sleep until the specified time

### Description

time_sleep_until ( float `$timestamp` ) : bool

Makes the script sleep until the specified `timestamp`.

### Parameters

`timestamp`

  The timestamp when the script should wake.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Errors/Exceptions

If the specified `timestamp` is in the past, this function will generate a `E_WARNING`.

### Examples

Example #1 A time_sleep_until() example

`<?php
//returns false and generates a warning
var_dump(time_sleep_until(time()-1));
// may only work on faster computers, will sleep up to 0.2 seconds
var_dump(time_sleep_until(microtime(true)+0.2));
?>`

### Notes

> Note: All signals will be delivered after the script wakes up.

### See Also

- sleep() - Delay execution
- usleep() - Delay execution in microseconds
- time_nanosleep() - Delay for a number of seconds and nanoseconds
- set_time_limit() - Limits the maximum execution time