JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

JavaScript

(function (interval) {
    var keyboard = {};

    window.addEventListener("keyup", keyup, false);
    window.addEventListener("keydown", keydown, false);

    function keyup(event) {
        keyboard[event.keyCode].pressed = false;
    }

    function keydown(event) {
        var keyCode = event.keyCode;
        var key = keyboard[keyCode];

        if (key) {
            if (!key.start)
                key.start = key.timer.start();
            key.pressed = true;
        } else {
            var timer = new DeltaTimer(function (time) {
                if (key.pressed) {
                    var event = document.createEvent("Event");
                    event.initEvent("keypressed", true, true);
                    event.time = time - key.start;
                    event.keyCode = keyCode;
                    window.dispatchEvent(event);
                } else {
                    key.start = 0;
                    timer.stop();
                }
            }, interval);

            key = keyboard[keyCode] = {
                pressed: true,
                timer: timer
            };

            key.start = timer.start();
        }
    }
})(1000);

window.addEventListener("keypressed", function (event) {
    document.body.innerHTML += event.keyCode + " (" + event.time + " ms)<br/>";
}, false);

function DeltaTimer(render, interval) {
    var timeout;
    var lastTime;

    this.start = start;
    this.stop = stop;

    function start() {
        timeout = setTimeout(loop, 0);
        lastTime = Date.now();
        return lastTime;
    }

    function stop() {
        clearTimeout(timeout);
        return lastTime;
    }

    function loop() {
        var thisTime = Date.now();
        var deltaTime = thisTime - lastTime;
        var delay = Math.max(interval - deltaTime, 0);
        timeout = setTimeout(loop, delay);
        lastTime = thisTime + delay;
        render(thisTime);
    }
}