# C.setTimeout

Set the total remote-call wait.

```js
client.setTimeout(milliseconds)
```

## Arguments

| Argument | Type | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `milliseconds` | number | 1..60000; default 5000. |

## Returns

This client.

## Example

```js
const app = RemoteC.forApp("com.apple.Preferences");
app.setTimeout(3000);
```

## Notes

Shares ObjC session lifecycle. Closing/reconnecting either API invalidates both sets of references.

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