# Code Review: timeout

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-timeout/185314>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [March 18, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-timeout/185314 "2010-03-18T00:41:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-timeout/185314/1 "2010-03-18T00:41:21Z")

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tfpt review “/shelveset:timeout;REDMOND\sborde”

Comment :  
Changes Timeout.timeout to use System::Threading::Timer since the pure  
Ruby implementation spins up a new thread for every call to  
Timeout.timeout which is very expensive