bind(), call(), and apply()

Why is bind() necessary in the setTimeout call?

const counter = {
  count: 0,
  increment: function() {
    this.count++;
  }
};

const increment = counter.increment;
setTimeout(increment.bind(counter), 1000);

To delay the function execution
To improve performance
To preserve the this context
bind() is necessary here because: 1) setTimeout executes the function in the global context, 2) Without bind(), this would refer to window or undefined, 3) bind() ensures increment() maintains counter as its this context, 4) Prevents loss of context in callback scenarios, 5) Common pattern in event handling and timers, 6) Alternative to wrapping in an arrow function.
To pass arguments to setTimeout

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