JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul>
    <li>a</li>
    <li>b</li>
    <li>c</li>
    <li>d</li>
    <li>e</li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    var lis = $("li");
    for (var i = 0; i < lis.length; i++) {
        $(lis[i]).delay(i*1000).animate({opacity: 0}, 1000);
    }
});