JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<span>blabla</span><br>
<span>blabla</span><br>
<span>blabla</span><br>
<span>blabla</span><br>
<span>blabla</span><br>

CSS

span {
    width: 100px;
    height: 20px;
    background-color: red;
    position: absolute;
    padding: 5px;
}

JavaScript

$(function(){
    var move = function(){
        var self = this;
        move.delay = move.delay ? move.delay+=1000 : 1;

        setTimeout(function(){
            self.animate({
                left: '+=500'
            }, 1000);
        }, move.delay);
    };
    
    var delay = 1000;
    
    $('span').each(function(){
        move.apply($(this), []);        
    });
});