# Hover card: Delay

> `delay` and `closeDelay` on the trigger set how long the pointer must rest before the card opens and how long it lingers after leaving. The 600ms default stops cards from flashing open as the pointer crosses a page.

Example: https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/delay
Component docs: https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card.md

## Add this example

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/hover-card-delay.json
```

This adds `components/examples/hover-card/delay.tsx` with the Hover card component and the HextaUI theme tokens.

## Source

```tsx title="components/examples/hover-card/delay.tsx"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  HoverCard,
  HoverCardContent,
  HoverCardTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/hover-card"

export function HoverCardDelay() {
  return (
    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-2">
      <HoverCard>
        <HoverCardTrigger
          href="#"
          render={
            <Button variant="outline" nativeButton={false} render={<a />} />
          }
        >
          Default (600ms)
        </HoverCardTrigger>
        <HoverCardContent className="w-56">
          Waits long enough that passing the pointer over the link doesn’t open
          it.
        </HoverCardContent>
      </HoverCard>
      <HoverCard>
        <HoverCardTrigger
          href="#"
          delay={150}
          closeDelay={100}
          render={
            <Button variant="outline" nativeButton={false} render={<a />} />
          }
        >
          Fast (150ms)
        </HoverCardTrigger>
        <HoverCardContent className="w-56">
          Opens almost right away and closes quickly.
        </HoverCardContent>
      </HoverCard>
    </div>
  )
}
```

## Props in this example

### HoverCardTrigger

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `href` | `string` | – |  |
| `delay` | `number` | `600` | Milliseconds before hover or focus opens the card. |
| `closeDelay` | `number` | `300` | Milliseconds the card stays open after leaving. |
| `render` | `ReactElement \| (props, state) => ReactElement` | `<a>` | Render your own link, such as <Button variant="link" /> or a router link. |

## More Hover card examples

- [Side](https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/sides.md)
- [Inline link](https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/inline.md)
- [Interactive content](https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/rich-content.md)
- [Shared card](https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/detached.md)
- [Arrow](https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/arrow.md)
- [Loading content](https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/async.md)
- [Controlled](https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/controlled.md)
- [Long content](https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/long-content.md)
- [Right to left](https://hextaui.com/docs/hover-card/examples/rtl.md)