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# Debounce 🏓

## @common-utilities/debounce 🧰 

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**Debounce** is a common function that waits a set amount of time before invoking a callback.

### Install

```
yarn add @common-utilities/debounce -D
```

### Usage

```
let result = 1
const add1 = (val) => {
  result = val + 1
}
debounce(add1, 1000)(1) // returns 2, after 1 second
```

### Common Utilities 🧰

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