var timeoutID = window.setTimeout(func, delay, [param1, param2, ...]);
var timeoutID = window.setTimeout(code, delay);

var intervalID = window.setInterval(func, delay[, param1, param2, ...]);
var intervalID = window.setInterval(code, delay);

<script type="text/javascript">
  setTimeout( function(param){ alert(param)} , 100, 'ok'); 
</script>　

<script type="text/javascript">
  //this指向window
  function shape(name) {
    this.name = name;
    this.timer = function(){alert('my shape is '+this.name)};
    setTimeout(this.timer, 50);
  }
  new shape('rectangle');
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
    function shape(name) {
    this.name = name;
    this.timer = function(){alert('my shape is '+this.name)};
    var _this = this;
    setTimeout(function() {_this.timer.call(_this)}, 50);
  }
  new shape('rectangle');
</script>

<script type="text/javascript"> 
　　//自定义setTimeout与setInterval
  var __nativeST__ = window.setTimeout, __nativeSI__ = window.setInterval;
 
  window.setTimeout = function (vCallback, nDelay /*, argumentToPass1, argumentToPass2, etc. */) {
   var oThis = this, aArgs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);
   return __nativeST__(vCallback instanceof Function ? function () {
    vCallback.apply(oThis, aArgs);
   } : vCallback, nDelay);
  };
   
  window.setInterval = function (vCallback, nDelay /*, argumentToPass1, argumentToPass2, etc. */) {
   var oThis = this, aArgs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);
   return __nativeSI__(vCallback instanceof Function ? function () {
    vCallback.apply(oThis, aArgs);
   } : vCallback, nDelay);
  };
   
  function shape(name) {
    this.name = name;
    this.timer = function(other){
      alert('my shape is '+this.name);
      alert('extra param is '+ other);
    };
  }
  var rectangle = new shape('rectangle');

  setTimeout.call(rectangle, rectangle.timer, 50, 'other');
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
 setTimeout(function(){
  /* Some long block of code... */
  setTimeout(arguments.callee, 100);
 }, 10);
 
 setInterval(function(){
  /* Some long block of code... */
 }, 100);
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
    function sleep(ms) {
      var start = new Date();
      while (new Date() - start <= ms) {}
    }
    var endTime = null;
    var i = 0;
    
    setInterval(count, 100);
    function count() {
      var elapsedTime = endTime ? (new Date() - endTime) : 100;
      i++;
      console.log('current count: ' + i + '.' + 'elapsed time: ' + elapsedTime + 'ms');
      sleep(200);
      endTime = new Date();
    }
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
    function sleep(ms) {
      var start = new Date();
      while (new Date() - start <= ms) {}
    }
    var endTime = null;
    var i = 0;
  　　setTimeout(count, 100);
    function count() {
      var elapsedTime = endTime ? (new Date() - endTime) : 100;
      i++;
      console.log('current count: ' + i + '.' + 'elapsed time: ' + elapsedTime + 'ms');
      sleep(200);
      endTime = new Date();
      setTimeout(count, 100);
    }
</script>