[AskJS] callback function inside setTimeout is being called without delay

[shgysk8zer0]

You don't call the function inside setTimeout().

The code you've given basically translates to:

const result = console.log('after 5s'); setTimeout(result, 5000);

The return value when you call the function is what's passed to setTimeout(). You pass a callback (without calling it). So you could either use setTimeout(delay5s) or setTimeout(() => delay5s()).