Pauses a running macro until a specified time. Returns True if the specified
time has arrived.
Important 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.
Syntax
expression.Wait(Time)
expression Required. An expression that returns an Application object.
Time Required Variant. The time at which you want the macro to resume, in
Microsoft Excel date format.
Wait Method 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 waitTimeThis example displays a message indicating whether
10 seconds have passed.
If Application.Wait(Now + TimeValue("0:00:10")) Then
MsgBox "Time expired"
