1、//////////////////挂起，不占CPU
sleep
 

2、//////////////////不挂起,占cpu
procedure Delay(msecs:integer);
var
FirstTickCount:longint;
begin
FirstTickCount:=GetTickCount;
repeat
Application.ProcessMessages;
until ((GetTickCount-FirstTickCount) >= Longint(msecs));
end;

3、////////////////////////////////////////// 定时器
procedure timerfun(handle:Thandle;msg:word;identer:word;dwtime:longword);stdcall;
begin
showmessage(‘到点了’);
killtimer(handle,identer);//关闭定时器
end;

//其中的identer是定时器的句柄
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
identer:integer;
begin
identer:=settimer(0,0,2000,@timerfun);
if identer=0 then exit; //定时器没有创建成功。
end;

4、////////////////////////////////////////////////// 不占CPU不挂起
function TForm1.HaveSigned(MaxWaitTime: Cardinal): Boolean;
var I:Integer;
var WaitedTime:Cardinal;
begin
WaitedTime:=0;
while (WaitedTime