JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="poop">fjisejiojfiose</div>

JavaScript

var pee = '';
$('#poop').mouseover(function(){

              pee =  setInterval(function() {
      // Do something every 5 seconds
                   alert('hi');
}, 1000);
});
    $('#poop').mouseout(function() {
        clearInterval(pee);
});