SO - 30412393

by Arun P Johny

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    $("a[href^='http://'], a[href^='https://']").click(function(e) {
        setTimeout(function() {
            window.location.href = $(this).attr("href");
        }, 1200);
        console.log($(this).attr("href"));
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    });
})