diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 6cb3f0c..f3ad4d6 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub const TOKEN_CHAT: &str = "chat";
 pub const TOKEN_MSG: &str = "msg";
 pub const TOKEN_SYSTEM: &str = "system";
 pub const TOKEN_WARN: &str = "warn";
+pub const TOKEN_SLEEP: &str = "sleep";
 pub const TOKEN_SET: &str = "set";
 pub const TOKEN_IF: &str = "if";
 pub const TOKEN_GOTO: &str = "goto";
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ pub const NON_CHOICE_TOKENS: &[&str] = &[
     TOKEN_MSG,
     TOKEN_SYSTEM,
     TOKEN_WARN,
+    TOKEN_SLEEP,
     TOKEN_SET,
     TOKEN_IF,
     TOKEN_GOTO,
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ pub enum ChatEvent {
     SpawnMessage(String, hud::LogLevel),
     SpawnChoice(String, usize, ChatPos),
     RunScript(String),
+    Sleep(f64),
     //Script(String, String, String),
 }
 
@@ -331,6 +334,11 @@ impl ChatDB {
                         (Some(TOKEN_SCRIPT), Value::String(script)) => {
                             event.send(ChatEvent::RunScript(script));
                         }
+                        (Some(TOKEN_SLEEP), Value::Number(time)) => {
+                            if let Some(time_f64) = time.as_f64() {
+                                event.send(ChatEvent::Sleep(time_f64));
+                            }
+                        }
                         _ => {
                         }
                     }
@@ -490,6 +498,9 @@ pub fn handle_chat_events(
             ChatEvent::RunScript(script) => {
                 ew_chatscript.send(ChatScriptEvent(script.clone()));
             }
+            ChatEvent::Sleep(sleep_duration) => {
+                chat.timer = now + sleep_duration;
+            }
         }
     }
 }