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/delay command

The /delay command would execute a command after a specified number of ticks

Example:
/delay [time in ticks] [command]
/delay 1200 summon sheep

This would summon a sheep after a 1200 tick delay

This command makes it possible to easily create timed sequences inside function files without using a scoreboard or the /schedule command, which is limited to entire function files rather than a single command. Command blocks already have a delay function, however when the delay command is combined with the execute command, you can create complex timed events that can execute a few seconds after the conditions have already been checked.

For example (in bedrock syntax):
/execute as @a at @s if block ~ ~-1 ~ moss_block run delay 2000 effect @s poison
This would make it so that any players who were standing on a moss block would receive the poison effect 2000 ticks later, even if they aren't standing on a moss block anymore. This system is more efficient than current methods of achieving the same outcome.

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    /schedule?

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    someone mentioned /schedule but that would require you to create a new function for EVERY delay.

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    I would add it to /execute so it would be /execute delay <Ticks> run execute as @a if block ~ ~-1 ~ moss_block run effect @s poison

    This would make the effect trigger <ticks> later