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HTML
<input id="myButton" type="button" value="Test"></input>
<div id="alert" style="display: none;">
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</div>
CSS
#alert {
border: 1px solid;
height: 20px;
width: 400px;
position: absolute;
left: 150px;
top: 40px;
}
JavaScript
document.getElementById("myButton").onclick=function(){showAlert()};
function showAlert() {
document.getElementById("alert").style.display = "block";
setTimeout(function() {
// DO OTHER STUFF
},5000); // 5 secon
}