Click - delay before navigating

Question

is there any easy way to create a code: if URL changes or clicked on a link show div (like loading gif 3-sec) then show the page? Kinda like blank white page with loading gi

Answer 1

$('a').click(function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();                   // prevent default anchor behavior
    var goTo = this.getAttribute("href"); // store anchor href

    // do something while timeOut ticks ... 

    setTimeout(function(){
         window.location = goTo;
    }, 3000);                             // time in ms
});