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    var typingTimer;
    var doneTypingInterval = 700;

    //Detect keystroke and only execute after the user has finish typing
    function delayExecute()
    {
    clearTimeout(typingTimer);
    typingTimer = setTimeout(
    function(){somethingExecuted('typesomethinghere')},
    doneTypingInterval
    );

    return true;
    }

    function somethingExecuted( theInputName)
    {
    alert( "You have type '" + document.getElementById(theInputName).value + "'");
    }

    //Later in the HTML code, put these
    <input onkeypress="return delayExecute();" id="typesomethinghere">