<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. --> [Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [Bladeburner](./bitburner.bladeburner.md) > [nextUpdate](./bitburner.bladeburner.nextupdate.md) ## Bladeburner.nextUpdate() method Sleep until the next Bladeburner update has happened. **Signature:** ```typescript nextUpdate(): Promise<number>; ``` **Returns:** Promise<number> Promise that resolves to the number of milliseconds of Bladeburner time that were processed in the previous update (1000 - 5000 ms). ## Remarks RAM cost: 1 GB The amount of real time spent asleep between updates can vary due to "bonus time" (usually 1 second). ## Example ```js while (true) { const duration = await ns.bladeburner.nextUpdate(); ns.print(`Bladeburner Division completed ${ns.tFormat(duration)} of actions.`); ns.print(`Bonus time remaining: ${ns.tFormat(ns.bladeburner.getBonusTime())}`); // Manage the Bladeburner division } ```