### 25.5.8 Pausing a program

The Pause command pauses Xcas.

- Pause takes one optional argument (with no parentheses): r, a positive number.
- Pause r pauses Xcas for r seconds.
- Pause without an argument brings up a Pause informational window and pauses Xcas until you click Close in the Pause window.

The WAIT command also pauses Xcas. It acts just like Pause, but uses parentheses for its argument.

#### Example

Pause 10

or:

WAIT(10)

pauses Xcas for 10 seconds.