JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<button class="play">play</button>
<button class="pause">pause</button>
<div class="divafter"></div>

JavaScript

(function($){
  playing = function() {
window.setInterval(function() {
    $(".divafter").after("playing <br/>");
}, 500);
};
})(jQuery);
$(".play").click(function(){
    playing().live();
});
$(".pause").click(function(){
    playing().die();
});