SetTimeout Not Working.

<script language="javascript">
<!--
function reloadOpener(){
setTimeout(doItNow,2000);
}
function doItNow(){
window.opener.location.reload();
}
//-->
</script>
And there's a button in the body that says:

onClick="reloadOpener();"

When I try it without the setTimeout function, the opener page reloads no problem. I just need it to wait a wee minute, but when the setTimeout is there, nothing happens. Ever.

For the sake of completeness I have tried it with:

setTimeout("doItNow()",2000);
and:

onClick="setTimeout('reloadOpener',2000);"

but neither of them worked either.