Places the current process in a wait state until a specified  period
  of  time  has  elapsed.   The  WAIT  command  is  used  in a command
  procedure to delay processing of either the procedure  itself  or  a
  set of commands in the procedure.

  Format:


    WAIT  delta-time

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ParametersExamples

 delta-time

  Specifies the time interval to wait.  The  time  must  be  specified
  according to the rules for specifying delta time values as described
  in the VMS DCL Concepts Manual.   Note, however, that the delta time
  can contain only the hours,  minutes,  seconds,  and  hundredths  of
  seconds fields; the days  part  must  be  omitted.   Also, the delta
  time must begin with the number of hours and not a  colon,  even  if
  the number of hours is zero.

  Note that if you issue the  WAIT  command  interactively,  the  WAIT
  command does not prompt you for a time value.  However, in order for
  the command to have any effect, you must supply a time value.

  1.   $ LOOP:
       $ RUN ALPHA
       $ WAIT 00:10
       $ GOTO LOOP

  The command procedure executes the program image ALPHA.   After  the
  RUN  command executes the program, the WAIT command delays execution
  of the GOTO command for 10 minutes.  Note that 00 is  specified  for
  the  number  of  hours,  because the time specification cannot begin
  with a colon.  After 10 minutes, the GOTO command executes, and  the
  procedure  transfers  control  to  the  label  LOOP and executes the
  program ALPHA again.  The procedure loops until it is interrupted or
  terminated.

  If the procedure is executed interactively, it can be terminated  by
  pressing  CTRL/C  or  CTRL/Y and issuing the STOP command or another
  DCL command that runs a new image in the process.  If the  procedure
  is  executed  in  a  batch  job,  it  can  be  terminated  with  the
  DELETE/ENTRY command.