Java Threads 8. How to use Yield and Sleep with Threads
Threads can sometimes get real greedy and take over the CPU while other threads are waiting to get their chance to do some processing. If a thread executes the static method: Thread.yield(), the scheduler will pull the thread off the CPU and give another thread a chance to do some work. You can also put threads to sleep for some period of time but need to be aware how to do this inside a try-catch block. This short video gives you the scoop.