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To avoid this we will use debounce technique to delay the function by few sec so that only last event is capture and rest of all the previous events are cancelled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>let debounce = function(fn, delay){\n    let debounceTimer;\n    return function(){\n        debounceTimer != undefined ? clearTimeout(debounceTimer) : '';\n        debounceTimer = setTimeout(() => {\n            fn();\n        }, delay);\n    }\n}\nfunction consoleme(){\n    console.log(\"I am clicked\");\n}\nlet button = document.getElementById(\"button\");\nbutton.addEventListener(\"click\", debounce(consoleme, 1000));<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we have a generic debounce function that accepts two parameters. One is function itself and another is delay. 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