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How to use time delay after running a VBA macro in Excel?

Author Siluvia Last modified

In some cases, you may need to add a timer delay before triggering a VBA macro in Excel. For example, when clicking to run a specified macro, it will take effect after 10 seconds. This article will show you a method to achieve it.

Use time delay after running a VBA macro in Excel

Use time delay after running a VBA macro in Excel

Here, I recommend running a specified macro by clicking a Command Button in Excel. You can add the timer delay code into the Command Button for delaying to run the Macro. Please do as follows.

1. Click Developer > Insert > Command Button (ActiveX Control) to insert a Command Button into your worksheet. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Insert Command Button option in Excel Developer tab

2. After inserting the Command Button, right click on it and then select View Code from the context menu. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the View Code option for the Command Button in Excel

3. In the popping up Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, please enter the below timer delay VBA code between the two lines of the original code in the Code window as below screenshot shown:

Application.OnTime Now() + TimeValue("00:00:10"), "Cheezy"

A screenshot of the VBA editor in Excel showing the timer delay code

Note: In the code, 00:00:10 is the delay time, and Cheezy is the Macro name you will run. Adjust these values as needed.

4. Press the Alt + Q keys to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

5. Turn off the Design Mode by clicking Developer > Design Mode. See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Design Mode option in Excel's Developer tab

From now on, when clicking on the Command Button, the specified Macro will take effect after 10 seconds in Excel. 

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