#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;
void sleep(float seconds){
clock_t startClock = clock();
float secondsAhead = seconds * CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
// do nothing until the elapsed time has passed.
while(clock() < startClock+secondsAhead);
return;
}
int main(){
cout << "Next string coming up in one second!" << endl;
sleep(1.0);
cout << "Hey, what did I miss?" << endl;
return 0;
}