diff --git a/docs/source/_data/cloc.csv b/docs/source/_data/cloc.csv
index 53a1814..1960bc6 100644
--- a/docs/source/_data/cloc.csv
+++ b/docs/source/_data/cloc.csv
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 files,language,blank,comment,code
-22,Python,1044,918,1735
-22,SUM,1044,918,1735
+22,Python,1050,921,1740
+22,SUM,1050,921,1740
diff --git a/docs/source/_includes/overlays.rst b/docs/source/_includes/overlays.rst
index 2e854bc..088c777 100644
--- a/docs/source/_includes/overlays.rst
+++ b/docs/source/_includes/overlays.rst
@@ -898,6 +898,19 @@ Touch a file or directory.
     [run touch command]
     touch: path
 
+wait
+----
+
+Pause execution for a number of seconds.
+
+- seconds (int): The number of seconds to wait.
+
+
+.. code-block:: ini
+
+    [run wait command]
+    wait: seconds
+
 write
 -----
 
diff --git a/scripttease/library/overlays/posix.py b/scripttease/library/overlays/posix.py
index 37bf61b..f5c287e 100644
--- a/scripttease/library/overlays/posix.py
+++ b/scripttease/library/overlays/posix.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ __all__ = (
     "sed",
     "symlink",
     "touch",
+    "wait",
     "Function",
     "Prompt",
 )
@@ -542,6 +543,17 @@ def touch(path, **kwargs):
 
     return Command("touch %s" % path, **kwargs)
 
+
+def wait(seconds, **kwargs):
+    """Pause execution for a number of seconds.
+
+    - seconds (int): The number of seconds to wait.
+
+    """
+    kwargs.setdefault("comment", "pause for %s seconds" % seconds)
+
+    return Command("sleep %s" % seconds, **kwargs)
+
 # Classes
 
 
@@ -740,5 +752,6 @@ POSIX_MAPPINGS = {
     'ssl': certbot,
     'symlink': symlink,
     'touch': touch,
+    'wait': wait,
     'write': file_write,
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_library_overlays_posix.py b/tests/test_library_overlays_posix.py
index b4b51ce..9b5323b 100644
--- a/tests/test_library_overlays_posix.py
+++ b/tests/test_library_overlays_posix.py
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ def test_touch():
     assert "touch /path/to/file.txt" in c.get_statement()
 
 
+def test_wait():
+    c = wait(5)
+    s = c.get_statement()
+    assert 'sleep 5' in s
+
+
 class TestFunction(object):
 
     def test_to_string(self):