Something like this maybe?

Code:
var number;

function wait_seconds()
{
    wait(-3);
    number = 1;
}

function mything()
{
    number = 0;
    wait_seconds();
    while(number != 1)
    {
        //do stuff
        wait(1);
    }
}

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