var $messages = Array.prototype.slice.call(document.querySelectorAll(".message button.delete"), 0) $messages.forEach((el, index) => { let timeID function click() { // Get the target from the "data-target" attribute const target = el.dataset.target const $target = document.getElementById(target) el.removeEventListener("click", click) $target.remove() clearTimeout(timeID) } timeID = setTimeout(() => { const target = el.dataset.target const $target = document.getElementById(target) el.removeEventListener("click", click) $target && $target.remove() }, (index + 1) * 6000) el.addEventListener("click", click) })