JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul>
    <li style="display: none;">Alpha</li>
    <li style="display: none;">Beta</li>
    <li style="display: none;">Gamma</li>
</ul>

JavaScript

$('ul li').bind('fader', function(e) {
    $(this).fadeIn(2000, function() {
        $(this).fadeOut(500, function(){
        $(this).next().trigger('fader'); // and move to the next
        });
        
    });
}).first().trigger('fader'); // tip the first domino