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javascript wait to execute function on keyup

$(document).ready(function(e) {
        var timeout;
        var delay = 2000;   // 2 seconds

        $('.text-input').keyup(function(e) {
            $('#status').html("User started typing!");
            if(timeout) {
                clearTimeout(timeout);
            }
            timeout = setTimeout(function() {
                myFunction();
            }, delay);
        });

        function myFunction() {
            $('#status').html("Executing function for user!");
        }
    });