later: Utilities for Scheduling Functions to Execute Later with Event Loops

Executes arbitrary R or C functions some time after the current time, after the R execution stack has emptied. The functions are scheduled in an event loop.

Package details

AuthorWinston Chang [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1576-2126>), Joe Cheng [aut], Charlie Gao [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0750-061X>), Posit Software, PBC [cph, fnd] (ROR: <https://ror.org/03wc8by49>), Marcus Geelnard [ctb, cph] (TinyCThread library, https://tinycthread.github.io/), Evan Nemerson [ctb, cph] (TinyCThread library, https://tinycthread.github.io/)
MaintainerCharlie Gao <charlie.gao@posit.co>
LicenseMIT + file LICENSE
Version1.4.5
URL https://later.r-lib.org https://github.com/r-lib/later
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("later")

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later documentation built on Jan. 8, 2026, 9:08 a.m.