[Home](./index.md) > [@empathyco/x-components](./x-components.md) > [debounce](./x-components.debounce.md) ## debounce() function Creates a debounced [Wire](./x-components.wire.md). Being debounced means that it will only be executed after the time given by `timeInMs` has passed without invoking it. **Signature:** ```typescript export declare function debounce(wire: Wire, timeInMs: TimeSelector | number, options?: TimedWireOperatorOptions): Wire; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
wire	[Wire](./x-components.wire.md)<Payload>	The wire to debounce.
timeInMs	[TimeSelector](./x-components.timeselector.md) \| number	The time in milliseconds to debounce the wire execution or a function to retrieve it from the store.
options	[TimedWireOperatorOptions](./x-components.timedwireoperatoroptions.md)	_(Optional)_ Options to configure this wire with, like an event to force it or cancel it.

**Returns:** [Wire](./x-components.wire.md)<Payload> The Wire function with a debounced timing.