# p-defer [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/p-defer)
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> Create a deferred promise
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[**Don't use this unless you know what you're doing!**](https://github.com/petkaantonov/bluebird/wiki/Promise-anti-patterns#the-deferred-anti-pattern) Prefer the `Promise` constructor.
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## Install
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```
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$ npm install --save p-defer
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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const pDefer = require('p-defer');
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function delay(ms) {
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const deferred = pDefer();
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setTimeout(deferred.resolve, ms, '🦄');
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return deferred.promise;
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}
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delay(100).then(console.log);
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//=> '🦄'
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```
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*The above is just an example. Use [`delay`](https://github.com/sindresorhus/delay) if you need to delay a promise.*
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## API
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### pDefer()
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Returns an `Object` with a `promise` property and functions to `resolve()` and `reject()`.
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## Related
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- [More…](https://github.com/sindresorhus/promise-fun)
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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
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