JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="mySelector">
<span class="child">a</span>
<span class="child">b</span>
<span class="child">c</span>
<span class="child">d</span>
<span class="child">e</span>
</div>
JavaScript
var len = $('#mySelector .child').length,
i = 0;
setInterval(function() {
$('#mySelector .child').eq(i++ % len).css('color', 'red').siblings('.child').css('color', 'green');
}, 500);