# SLEEP

> [HTML Version](sleepsbr.htm)

_Added November 2025_

**xcall SLEEP, seconds**

SLEEP puts the job to sleep for the specified amount of time. Seconds may be fractional, down to a theoretical precision of .0001 seconds. There is no maximum.

**Parameters**

_seconds_  ([Num](num.htm.md))  \[in\]

Number of seconds to sleep. 

**See Also**

•	[SLEEP](sleepstmt.htm.md) ASB statement

•	[Xcall WAKNO](wakno_sbr.htm.md) to wake up a sleeping job.

•	[SLEEPR.LIT](sleepr_lit.htm.md) to sleep until a specified time.