Delay time

I just wanna add some delay time (1 2 seconds) to my simple LED circuit.

I connect a capacitor in parallel it doesn't work.

I want it to work without using Arduino board at the end.

Should i really use an IC in this case?

What i am doing is this:
5V source voltage, and I am using 220 ohm resistance in series with LED. I connect "100 microFarad 25 volt capacitor" in parallel with the LED. It doesn't make any difference.

Any ideas?

your missing half the delay circuit, capacitors charge over X time while being fed Y current, look up RC time constant

more realistic it will fade in without a comparator