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Expand Up @@ -25,31 +25,33 @@ Calling `setTimeout(() => {}, 0)` will execute the function at the end of next t

Use `nextTick()` when you want to make sure that in the next event loop iteration that code is already executed.

#### An Example of the order of events:
#### An Example of the [order of events](https://nodejs.org/en/learn/asynchronous-work/event-loop-timers-and-nexttick):

```js
console.log('Hello => number 1');
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setImmediate(() => {
console.log('Running before the timeout => number 3');
console.log('Running at order 3 or 4, setImmediate');
});

setTimeout(() => {
console.log('The timeout running last => number 4');
console.log('Running at order 3 or 4, setTimeout');
}, 0);

process.nextTick(() => {
console.log('Running at next tick => number 2');
});
```

#### Example output:
#### Example output(possible):

```bash
Hello => number 1
Running at next tick => number 2
Running before the timeout => number 3
The timeout running last => number 4
Running at order 3 or 4, setImmediate
Running at order 3 or 4, setTimeout
```

The exact output may differ from run to run.
In that case, `console.log('Hello => number 1');` will first run because event loop only starts after call stack is cleared.The `nextTick` queue is processed before entering the next phase, which is why the `process.nextTick()` callback runs immediately after.

The execution order of `setImmediate()` and `setTimeout()` can very based on the execution contexts. For more information, refer to [`setImmediate()` vs `setTimeout()`](https://nodejs.org/en/learn/asynchronous-work/event-loop-timers-and-nexttick#setimmediate-vs-settimeout).