Controlling speed of a program

[Pirogun]

I would like to know how I can make a program print a line that is timed so it isn't all at once confusing the user

[oonej]

sleep(<time in ms>)

for (time_t t = time() + 5; time() < t; ) {}

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[Pirogun]

Sorry for being sooo late, but why do I need the for statement

[hanst99]

That's basically a loop that repeats until a certain time is reached, the problem here this will call time() as often as your processor or your OS will allow it, which is a huge waste of resources.

[Pirogun]

is there a better way