You can simulate navigating to a page by settings window.location. So we will block the normal function of the link with preventDefault and then in a setTimeout, we will set the correct window.location:

https://codepen.io/anon/pen/PePLbv

$(a.question[href]).click(function(e){

    e.preventDefault();

    if (this.href) {

        var target = this.href;

        setTimeout(function(){

            window.location = target;

        }, 2000);

    }

});