-- http://manuals.sybase.com/onlinebooks/group-as/asg1250e/refman/@Generic__BookView?DwebQuery=waitfor
waitfor { delay time | time time | errorexit | processexit | mirrorexit }

-- wait for = sleep

waitfor delay 'HH:MM:SS:mmm'

select getdate()                -- 6/30/05 9:43:07.383 AM
waitfor delay '00:00:00:999'
select getdate()                -- 6/30/05 9:43:08.313 AM

select getdate()                -- 6/30/05 9:44:31.353 AM
waitfor delay '00:00:05'
select getdate()                -- 6/30/05 9:44:36.400 AM

select getdate()                -- 6/30/05 9:45:24.236 AM
waitfor delay '00:01:00'
select getdate()                -- 6/30/05 9:46:24.236 AM

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select getdate()                -- 6/30/05 9:50:47.896 AM
waitfor time '09:51:00'
select getdate()                -- 6/30/05 9:51:00.033 AM

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