function a() {
    return new Promise(function(resolve) {
        setTimeout(function() {
            console.log('a');
            resolve();
        }, 500)
    });
}

function b() {
    return new Promise(function(resolve) {
        setTimeout(function() {
            console.log('b');
            resolve();
        }, 250);
    });
}

a().then(b).then(function() {/* do something else */})