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@echo off
setlocal
echo Time out for about 10 seconds WMIC
set a=Start Time Out at %time%
WMIC timezone list /every:10 /repeat:2>nul
set b=End   Time Out at %time%
echo %b%
echo %a%
echo.

::Or replace line four with below for the same results.
::WMIC timezone list /every:5 /repeat:3>nul

echo Time out for about 10 seconds PING
set a=Start Time Out at %time%
ping -n 10 127.0.0.1>nul
set b=End   Time Out at %time%
echo %b%
echo %a%
pause
endlocal 

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@echo off

:: Settings.
set "text=Cluster Storm is loading"
set /a wait=100, dots=3, repeat=5

:: Create BackSpace and CarriageReturn characters.
for /f "tokens=1,3 delims=# " %%a in ('prompt #$H#^&for /f %%b in ^('copy /z "%~f0" nul'^) do %%b# 2^>nul') do set "BsCr=%%a%%b"

echo Please wait.

:: Display the fake waiting.
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
  for /l %%i in (1,1,%dots%) do set "spaces=!spaces! "
  for /l %%i in (1,1,%repeat%) do (
    <nul set /p "=!BsCr!!text!!spaces!"
    <nul set /p "=!BsCr!!text!"
    for /l %%j in (1,1,%dots%) do (
      <nul set /p "=."
      >nul ping -n 1 -w %wait% 192.0.2.0
    )
  )
  echo(
endlocal

echo(
pause

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ping 0 -n 5 > nul

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@echo off
set /p num=How long do you want it to wait: 
echo Waiting . . .
ping 0 -n %num% > nul
echo Done!
pause

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@echo off
set /p "num=How long (s) do you want it to wait: "
set /a num+=1
echo Waiting . . .
>nul ping -n %num% 127.0.0.1
echo Done!
pause

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@echo off
set /p "num=How long (ms) do you want it to wait: "
echo Waiting . . .
>nul ping -n 1 -w %num% 192.0.2.0
echo Done!
pause