Wait the given number of seconds. (This needn't be an integer; you can specify fractions of seconds.) Note that you can't expect complete precision; the agent will never wait less than the given amount, but might wait slightly more.
repeat 10 [ fd 1 wait 0.5 ]
While the agent is waiting, no other agents can do anything. Everything stops until the agent is done.
See also every.
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