How to set multiple pause() in a for-loop?

I am trying to create an animation using 3 types of plot. After each of them I want to set a pause. My code looks like this:

 for i= :
  p1=plot1();
  pause(delay1);
  p2=plot2();
  pause(delay2);
  p3=plot3();
  pause(delay3);
  delete(p1);
  delete(p2);
  delete(p3);     
  drawnow
  handles = guidata(hObject);
end

The problem is that the pauses get sumed and when the code ritch plot 3 is a very big delay. Can you help me whith this situation?

[Geoff Hayes]

Silviu - what are the values for delay1, delay2 and delay3? The pause should not be "summed" so perhaps an incorrect value has been assigned to one or more of these delay variables.

Answer 1

[Jan]

The problem must be somewhere else, because the shown code works:

figure;
axes('NextPlot', 'add');
for i = 1:20
  p1 = plot(1:10, rand(1, 10));
  pause(0.5);
  p2 = plot(1:10, rand(1, 10));
  pause(0.5);
  p3 = plot(1:10, rand(1, 10));
  pause(0.5);
  delete(p1);
  delete(p2);
  delete(p3);     
  drawnow
end

The delays appear exactly where they are wanted.

What is "plot1", "plot2" and "plot3"? What is the purpose of the guidata command?