diff --git a/bot/utils.lua b/bot/utils.lua
index 10a1c7c..aae255c 100644
--- a/bot/utils.lua
+++ b/bot/utils.lua
@@ -461,3 +461,7 @@ function match_pattern(pattern, text)
   end
   -- nil
 end
+
+function sleep(n)
+  os.execute("sleep " .. tonumber(n))
+end
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