<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div { width: 60px; height: 60px; float: left; }
.first { background-color: #3f3; }
.second { background-color: #33f;}
</style>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.4.4.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<p><button>Run</button></p>
<div class="first"></div>
<div class="second"></div>
<script>
$("button").click(function() {
$("div.first").slideUp(300).delay(800).fadeIn(400);
$("div.second").slideUp(300).fadeIn(400);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
more information http://api.jquery.com/delay/
