JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Ken Watanabe

HTML

<div id="hoverOverMe">Hover over me</div>
<div id="output"></div>

JavaScript

(function($) {
    $.fn.delayedAction = function(options)
    {
        var settings = $.extend(
            {},
            {
                delayedAction : function(){},
                cancelledAction: function(){},
                hoverTime: 1000                
            },
            options);
        
        return this.each(function(){
           var $this = $(this);
            $this.hover(function(){  
               $this.data('timerId',
                          setTimeout(function(){ 
                                      $this.data('hover',false);
                                      settings.delayedAction($this);
                                      },settings.hoverTime));
                $this.data('hover',true);
            },
            function(){        
                if($this.data('hover')){        
                    clearTimeout($this.data('timerId'));
                    settings.cancelledAction($this);
                }
                $this.data('hover',false);
            } );
        });
    }
})(jQuery);

$('#hoverOverMe').delayedAction (
    {
        delayedAction: function($element){
            $('#output').html($element.attr('id') + ' was hovered for 3 seconds');
        },
        cancelledAction: function($element){
            $('#output').html($element.attr('id') + ' was hovered for less than 3 seconds');
        },
        hoverTime: 3000 // 3 seconds
    }
);