A form is not submited when $(.submit).click(); used

A form is not submited when $(.submit).click(); used

Hi,

I have some function to fire when I click a submit button. When I do that a form does not submit anything, it just fire my function etc.

Here is my code:

    $("#hm-submit-form").click(function () {
      $("#nav ul li.products").delay(200).fadeIn();
      $("#nav ul li.agel-tour").delay(600).fadeIn();
      $("#nav ul li.compensation").delay(1000).fadeIn();
     
      $("#thanks-box").delay(200).fadeIn();
      $("#thanks-box").delay(1500).fadeOut();
     
      $('#target').submit();    //this I guess should submit a form