JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a id="bar" href="##">Click Me!</a>

JavaScript

$('#bar').one('click', function clicker() {
    var that = this;
    event.preventDefault();
    console.log('Do your animation');
  //  $(this).html('Can\'t touch this');
    var rebind = setTimeout(function() {
        $(that).html('Okay, now you can');
        $(that).one('click', clicker);
    }, 2000);
});