public class test { public static void main(String[] args) { for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) { String s = "\r"; int j; for (j = 0; j < i; j++) s += "#"; for (int k = 0; k < 50-j; k++) s += ' '; System.out.print(s); System.out.flush(); long curr = System.currentTimeMillis(); while (System.currentTimeMillis() < curr+500) ; } System.out.println(""); } }