<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>jquery promise</title> </head> <body> <div id="app"> <div id="result"></div> </div> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> $('#result').html('waiting data...'); var promise = wait(); promise.done(result); function result() { $('#result').html('done'); } function wait() { var deferred = $.Deferred(); setTimeout(function() { deferred.resolve(); }, 2000); return deferred.promise(); } </script> </body> </html>