diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,88 @@
 # ChangeLog for time-manager
 
+## 0.4.0
+
+* CHANGES IN BEHAVIOUR:
+  * `tickle` is rate-limited/debounced. The renewal is skipped unless a quarter
+    of the timeout (capped at one second) has passed since the timeout was last
+    registered or updated. This does mean a timeout _might_ run a bit earlier
+    than the last `tickle` would indicate, but never more than the maximum
+    debounce period.
+  * `cancel` completely stops the timeout, making it un`resume`able.
+    `resume` will only resume a timeout that has been `pause`d.
+  * Prior to this major version, the `Handle` could be reused to run more
+    timeout actions. Now, a timeout action will only ever run, at most, once.
+    After a timeout action has run, the `Handle` is turned off and won't be
+    `resume`able, necessitating a call to `register` to start a new timeout.
+
+  [#1109](https://github.com/yesodweb/wai/pull/1109)
+
+## 0.3.2
+
+* Add `stopAfterWithResult`. [#1069](https://github.com/yesodweb/wai/pull/1069)
+
+## 0.3.1.1
+
+* Added `README.md` file and improved documentation of modules and functions.
+  [#1057](https://github.com/yesodweb/wai/pull/1057)
+
+## 0.3.1
+
+BUGFIXES:
+
+* [#1055](https://github.com/yesodweb/wai/pull/1055)
+  * `resume` now acts as a `tickle` if the `Handle` isn't paused.
+    This is the same behaviour as before version `0.3.0`.
+  * `registerKillThread` now throws the `TimeoutThread` in a separate
+    thread, so as to not block the GHC's System TimerManager.
+    This does mean that `TimeoutThread` exceptions could technically
+    be thrown "out of order", but they will be more prompt.
+
+
+## 0.3.0
+
+* [#1048](https://github.com/yesodweb/wai/pull/1048)
+  * New architecture. The backend is switched from the designated thread
+    to GHC's System TimerManager. From this version, this library is
+    just wrapper APIs of GHC's System TimerManager. Unlike v0.2 or
+    earlier, callbacks are executed at the exact time. System
+    TimerManager uses a PSQ (a tree) while v0.2 or earlier uses a list.
+    So, this version hopefully scales better.
+  * Deprecated functions: `stopManager`, `killManager` and `withManager'`.
+  * `tickle` sets the specified timeout from now.
+  * `pause` is now identical to `cancel`.
+  * `resume` is now re-registration of timeout.
+  * The signature of `withHandle` is changed.
+
+This change also means that using this package only works with the threaded runtime.
+The moment a timeout is registered on a non-threaded runtime, an exception will be thrown.
+
+## 0.2.4
+
+* Providing `isAllGone`.
+* Providing emptyHandle.
+
+## 0.2.3
+
+* Exporting defaultManager.
+
+## 0.2.2
+
+* `initialize` with non positive integer creates a time manager
+  which does not maintain timeout.
+  [#1017](https://github.com/yesodweb/wai/pull/1017)
+
+## 0.2.1
+
+* Export KilledByThreadManager exception
+  [#1016](https://github.com/yesodweb/wai/pull/1016)
+
+## 0.2.0
+
+* Providing `System.ThreadManager`.
+* `withHandle` catches `TimeoutThread` internally.
+  It returns `Nothing` on timeout.
+
 ## 0.1.3
 
 * Providing `withHandle` and `withHandleKillThread`.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+## time-manager
+
+This package provides module to let you run actions with resettable timeouts
+(i.e. `System.TimeManager`) and run actions that will make sure that all
+threads forked with the given `ThreadManager` will be killed when the action
+finishes.
+
+## WARNINGS
+
+Since version `0.3.0`, **the timeout manager relies on GHC internals**.
+This change also means that using **this package only works with the threaded**
+**runtime**. The moment a timeout is registered on a non-threaded runtime, an
+exception will be thrown.
diff --git a/System/ThreadManager.hs b/System/ThreadManager.hs
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+
+-- | A thread manager including a time manager.
+--   The manager has responsibility to kill managed threads.
+--
+-- Because this is based on the accompanying "System.TimeManager" module,
+-- the same caveats apply:
+--
+--   * Only works for GHC.
+--   * Only works with a threaded runtime.
+--   * Users of older versions should check the current semantics.
+--   * Using 32-bit systems means the max timeout is @'maxBound' :: Int@
+--     (2147483647) microseconds, which is less than 36 minutes.
+--   * Using the same 'Handle' in different threads might cause issues in some
+--     edge cases. (i.e. using cancel/pause in one thread, and resume in another)
+module System.ThreadManager (
+    ThreadManager,
+    newThreadManager,
+    stopAfter,
+    stopAfterWithResult,
+    KilledByThreadManager (..),
+
+    -- * Fork
+    forkManaged,
+    forkManagedFinally,
+    forkManagedUnmask,
+    forkManagedTimeout,
+    forkManagedTimeoutFinally,
+
+    -- * Synchronization
+    waitUntilAllGone,
+    isAllGone,
+
+    -- * Re-exports
+    T.Manager,
+    withHandle,
+    T.Handle,
+    T.tickle,
+    T.pause,
+    T.resume,
+) where
+
+import Control.Concurrent
+import Control.Concurrent.STM
+import Control.Exception (Exception (..), SomeException (..))
+import qualified Control.Exception as E
+import Control.Monad (unless, void)
+import Data.Foldable (forM_)
+import Data.IORef (IORef, atomicModifyIORef', newIORef)
+import Data.Map.Strict (Map)
+import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
+import Data.Word (Word64)
+import GHC.Conc.Sync (labelThread)
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 908
+import GHC.Conc.Sync (fromThreadId)
+#endif
+import System.Mem.Weak (Weak, deRefWeak)
+import qualified System.TimeManager as T
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- | Manager to manage the thread and the timer.
+data ThreadManager = ThreadManager T.Manager (TVar ManagedThreads)
+
+type Key = Word64
+type ManagedThreads = Map Key ManagedThread
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- 'IORef' prevents race between WAI TimeManager (TimeoutThread)
+-- and stopAfter (KilledByThreadManager).
+-- It is initialized with 'False' and turned into 'True' when locked.
+-- The winner can throw an asynchronous exception.
+data ManagedThread = ManagedThread (Weak ThreadId) (IORef Bool)
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- | Create a thread manager.
+--
+-- To create a 'ThreadManager', you will first have to create a
+-- 'T.Manager' from the "System.TimeManager" module.
+--
+-- You can use either 'System.TimeManager.initialize' or 'System.TimeManager.withManager'.
+newThreadManager :: T.Manager -> IO ThreadManager
+newThreadManager timmgr = ThreadManager timmgr <$> newTVarIO Map.empty
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- | An exception used internally to kill a managed thread.
+data KilledByThreadManager = KilledByThreadManager (Maybe SomeException)
+    deriving (Show)
+
+instance Exception KilledByThreadManager where
+    toException = E.asyncExceptionToException
+    fromException = E.asyncExceptionFromException
+
+-- | Stopping the manager.
+--
+-- @
+-- stopAfter threadManager action cleanup
+-- @
+--
+-- The action is run in the scope of an exception handler that catches all
+-- exceptions (including asynchronous ones); this allows the cleanup handler
+-- to cleanup in all circumstances. If an exception is caught, it is rethrown
+-- after the cleanup is complete.
+stopAfter :: ThreadManager -> IO a -> (Maybe SomeException -> IO ()) -> IO a
+stopAfter mgr action cleanup =
+    stopAfterWithResult mgr action $ \mResult ->
+        case mResult of
+            Left err -> do
+                cleanup (Just err)
+                E.throwIO err
+            Right result -> do
+                cleanup Nothing
+                return result
+
+-- | Generalization of 'stopAfter' where the cleanup handler is allowed to construct the final result
+--
+-- Unlike in 'stopAfter', if an exception is thrown, it is not re-thrown after the cleanup
+-- handler completes; the cleanup handler itself can decide to rethrow it or compute a result.
+--
+-- @since 0.3.2
+stopAfterWithResult
+    :: ThreadManager -> IO a -> (Either SomeException a -> IO b) -> IO b
+stopAfterWithResult (ThreadManager _timmgr var) action cleanup = do
+    E.mask $ \unmask -> do
+        ma <- E.try $ unmask action
+        m <- atomically $ do
+            m0 <- readTVar var
+            writeTVar var Map.empty
+            return m0
+        let ths = Map.elems m
+            er = either Just (const Nothing) ma
+            ex = KilledByThreadManager er
+        forM_ ths $ \(ManagedThread wtid ref) -> lockAndKill wtid ref ex
+        cleanup ma
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- | Fork a managed thread.
+--
+-- This guarantees that the thread ID is added to the manager's queue before
+-- the thread starts, and is removed again when the thread terminates
+-- (normally or abnormally).
+forkManaged
+    :: ThreadManager
+    -> String
+    -- ^ Thread name
+    -> IO ()
+    -- ^ Action
+    -> IO ()
+forkManaged mgr label io =
+    forkManagedUnmask mgr label $ \unmask -> unmask io
+
+-- | Like 'forkManaged', but run action with exceptions masked
+forkManagedUnmask
+    :: ThreadManager
+    -> String
+    -- ^ Thread name
+    -> ((forall x. IO x -> IO x) -> IO ())
+    -- ^ Action with unmask argument
+    -> IO ()
+forkManagedUnmask (ThreadManager _timmgr var) label io =
+    void $ E.mask_ $ forkIOWithUnmask $ \unmask -> E.handle ignore $ do
+        labelMe label
+        E.bracket (setup var) (clear var) $ \_ -> io unmask
+
+-- | Fork a managed thread with a handle created by a timeout manager.
+forkManagedTimeout
+    :: ThreadManager
+    -> String
+    -- ^ Thread name
+    -> (T.Handle -> IO ())
+    -- ^ Action with timeout handle
+    -> IO ()
+forkManagedTimeout (ThreadManager timmgr var) label io =
+    void $ forkIO $ do
+        labelMe label
+        E.bracket (setup var) (clear var) $ \(_n, wtid, ref) ->
+            E.handle ignore $ T.withHandle timmgr (lockAndKill wtid ref ex) io
+  where
+    ex = KilledByThreadManager Nothing
+
+-- | Fork a managed thread with a cleanup function.
+forkManagedFinally
+    :: ThreadManager
+    -> String
+    -- ^ Thread name
+    -> IO ()
+    -- ^ Action
+    -> IO ()
+    -- ^ Cleanup function
+    -> IO ()
+forkManagedFinally mgr label io final =
+    forkManagedUnmask mgr label $ \restore ->
+        E.try (restore io) >>= \(_ :: Either E.SomeException ()) -> final
+
+-- | Fork a managed thread with a handle created by a timeout manager
+-- and with a cleanup function.
+forkManagedTimeoutFinally
+    :: ThreadManager
+    -> String
+    -- ^ Thread name
+    -> (T.Handle -> IO ())
+    -- ^ Action with timeout handle
+    -> IO ()
+    -- ^ Cleanup function
+    -> IO ()
+forkManagedTimeoutFinally mgr label io final = E.mask $ \restore ->
+    forkManagedTimeout mgr label $ \th ->
+        E.try (restore $ io th) >>= \(_ :: Either E.SomeException ()) -> final
+
+setup :: TVar (Map Key ManagedThread) -> IO (Key, Weak ThreadId, IORef Bool)
+setup var = do
+    (wtid, n) <- myWeakThreadId
+    ref <- newIORef False
+    let ent = ManagedThread wtid ref
+    -- asking to throw KilledByThreadManager to me
+    atomically $ modifyTVar' var $ Map.insert n ent
+    return (n, wtid, ref)
+
+lockAndKill :: Exception e => Weak ThreadId -> IORef Bool -> e -> IO ()
+lockAndKill wtid ref e = do
+    alreadyLocked <- atomicModifyIORef' ref (\b -> (True, b)) -- try to lock
+    unless alreadyLocked $ do
+        mtid <- deRefWeak wtid
+        case mtid of
+            Nothing -> return ()
+            Just tid -> E.throwTo tid e
+
+clear
+    :: TVar (Map Key ManagedThread)
+    -> (Key, Weak ThreadId, IORef Bool)
+    -> IO ()
+clear var (n, _, _) = atomically $ modifyTVar' var $ Map.delete n
+
+ignore :: KilledByThreadManager -> IO ()
+ignore (KilledByThreadManager _) = return ()
+
+-- | Wait until all managed threads are finished.
+waitUntilAllGone :: ThreadManager -> IO ()
+waitUntilAllGone tm =
+    atomically $
+        isAllGone tm >>= check
+
+-- | STM action that checks if all managed threads are finished.
+isAllGone :: ThreadManager -> STM Bool
+isAllGone (ThreadManager _timmgr var) =
+    Map.null <$> readTVar var
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+myWeakThreadId :: IO (Weak ThreadId, Key)
+myWeakThreadId = do
+    tid <- myThreadId
+    wtid <- mkWeakThreadId tid
+    let n = fromThreadId tid
+    return (wtid, n)
+
+labelMe :: String -> IO ()
+labelMe l = do
+    tid <- myThreadId
+    labelThread tid l
+
+-- | Registering a 'T.TimeoutAction' and unregister its 'T.Handle'
+--   when the body action is finished.
+withHandle
+    :: ThreadManager -> T.TimeoutAction -> (T.Handle -> IO a) -> IO a
+withHandle (ThreadManager timmgr _) = T.withHandle timmgr
+
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ < 908
+fromThreadId :: ThreadId -> Word64
+fromThreadId tid = read (drop 9 $ show tid)
+#endif
diff --git a/System/TimeManager.hs b/System/TimeManager.hs
--- a/System/TimeManager.hs
+++ b/System/TimeManager.hs
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE NumericUnderscores #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
 
+-- | Timeout manager. Since @v0.3.0@, timeout manager is a wrapper of
+-- GHC System TimerManager.
+--
+-- Some caveats of using this package:
+--
+--   * Only works for GHC
+--   * Only works with a threaded runtime
+--   * Users of older versions should check the current semantics.
+--   * Using 32-bit systems means the max timeout is @'maxBound' :: Int@
+--     (2147483647) microseconds, which is less than 36 minutes.
+--   * Using the same 'Handle' in different threads might cause issues in some
+--     edge cases. (i.e. using 'cancel'/'pause' in one thread, and 'resume' in another)
 module System.TimeManager (
     -- ** Types
     Manager,
+    defaultManager,
     TimeoutAction,
     Handle,
+    emptyHandle,
 
     -- ** Manager
     initialize,
@@ -18,138 +33,420 @@
     withHandle,
     withHandleKillThread,
 
-    -- ** Control
+    -- ** Control timeout
     tickle,
     pause,
     resume,
+    cancel,
 
     -- ** Low level
     register,
     registerKillThread,
-    cancel,
 
     -- ** Exceptions
     TimeoutThread (..),
 ) where
 
-import Control.Concurrent (mkWeakThreadId, myThreadId)
+import Control.Concurrent (forkIO, mkWeakThreadId, myThreadId, newMVar)
 import qualified Control.Exception as E
-import Control.Reaper
-import Data.IORef (IORef)
+import Control.Monad (void, when)
+import Data.Bits (shiftR)
 import qualified Data.IORef as I
-import Data.Typeable (Typeable)
-import GHC.Weak (deRefWeak)
+import Data.Word (Word64)
+import GHC.Clock (getMonotonicTimeNSec)
+import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
+import System.Mem.Weak (deRefWeak)
+import System.TimeManager.Internal
 
+#if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
+import qualified GHC.Event.Windows as EV
+#else
+import qualified GHC.Event as EV
+#endif
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
--- | A timeout manager
-type Manager = Reaper [Handle] Handle
+-- | A manager whose timeout value is 0 (no callbacks are fired).
+defaultManager :: Manager
+defaultManager = Manager 0
 
--- | An action to be performed on timeout.
-type TimeoutAction = IO ()
+----------------------------------------------------------------
 
--- | A handle used by 'Manager'
-data Handle = Handle Manager !(IORef TimeoutAction) !(IORef State)
+-- | Dummy 'Handle'.
+emptyHandle :: Handle
+emptyHandle =
+    Handle
+        { handleTimeout = 0
+        , handleAction = pure ()
+        , handleTimerManager = mutError "handleTimerManager"
+        , handleState = mutError "handleState"
+        , handleLastRenewed = mutError "handleLastRenewed"
+        , handleMinRenewGap = 0
+        , handleLock = emptyLock
+        }
+  where
+    mutError s = error $ "time-manager: Handle." <> s <> " not set"
 
-data State
-    = Active -- Manager turns it to Inactive.
-    | Inactive -- Manager removes it with timeout action.
-    | Paused -- Manager does not change it.
+emptyLock :: Lock
+emptyLock = unsafePerformIO $ newMVar ()
+{-# NOINLINE emptyLock #-}
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
--- | Creating timeout manager which works every N micro seconds
---   where N is the first argument.
+-- | Creating timeout manager with a timeout value in microseconds.
+--
+--   Setting the timeout to zero or lower @(<= 0)@ will produce a
+--   `defaultManager`.
+--
+--   __WARNING for Windows users:__ /the precision of extending timeouts/
+--   /is only full "seconds". The provided microseconds will be floored/
+--   /to the first full second. (i.e. @initialize 2_500_000@ will get/
+--   /extended by 2 seconds on a 'tickle')/
+--   /This also means timeouts of less than one second will not be extended/
+--   /when using 'tickle'./
 initialize :: Int -> IO Manager
-initialize timeout =
-    mkReaper
-        defaultReaperSettings
-            { reaperAction = mkListAction prune
-            , reaperDelay = timeout
-            , reaperThreadName = "WAI timeout manager (Reaper)"
-            }
-  where
-    prune m@(Handle _ actionRef stateRef) = do
-        state <- I.atomicModifyIORef' stateRef (\x -> (inactivate x, x))
-        case state of
-            Inactive -> do
-                onTimeout <- I.readIORef actionRef
-                onTimeout `E.catch` ignoreAll
-                return Nothing
-            _ -> return $ Just m
-
-    inactivate Active = Inactive
-    inactivate x = x
+initialize = pure . Manager . max 0
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
--- | Stopping timeout manager with onTimeout fired.
+-- | Obsoleted since version 0.3.0
+--   Is now equivalent to @pure ()@.
 stopManager :: Manager -> IO ()
-stopManager mgr = E.mask_ (reaperStop mgr >>= mapM_ fire)
-  where
-    fire (Handle _ actionRef _) = do
-        onTimeout <- I.readIORef actionRef
-        onTimeout `E.catch` ignoreAll
-
-ignoreAll :: E.SomeException -> IO ()
-ignoreAll _ = return ()
+stopManager _ = pure ()
+{-# DEPRECATED stopManager "This function does nothing since version 0.3.0" #-}
 
--- | Killing timeout manager immediately without firing onTimeout.
+-- | Obsoleted since version 0.3.0
+--   Is now equivalent to @pure ()@.
 killManager :: Manager -> IO ()
-killManager = reaperKill
+killManager _ = pure ()
+{-# DEPRECATED killManager "This function does nothing since version 0.3.0" #-}
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- | Registering a timeout action and unregister its handle
 --   when the body action is finished.
 withHandle :: Manager -> TimeoutAction -> (Handle -> IO a) -> IO a
-withHandle mgr onTimeout action =
-    E.bracket (register mgr onTimeout) cancel action
+withHandle mgr onTimeout action
+    | isNoManager mgr = action emptyHandle
+    | otherwise = E.bracket (register mgr onTimeout) cancel action
 
 -- | Registering a timeout action of killing this thread and
 --   unregister its handle when the body action is killed or finished.
 withHandleKillThread :: Manager -> TimeoutAction -> (Handle -> IO ()) -> IO ()
-withHandleKillThread mgr onTimeout action =
-    E.handle handler $ E.bracket (registerKillThread mgr onTimeout) cancel action
+withHandleKillThread mgr onTimeout action
+    | isNoManager mgr = action emptyHandle
+    | otherwise =
+        E.handle ignore $ E.bracket (registerKillThread mgr onTimeout) cancel action
   where
-    handler TimeoutThread = return ()
+    ignore TimeoutThread = pure ()
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
+-- ============== NOTE ABOUT THREAD SAFETY ==============
+--
+-- The use of 'IORef's are fine in the current situation where
+-- the 'TimeManager' is supposed to be used in a single thread.
+--
+-- The triggered action, though, is run by the Timer Manager
+-- outside of the thread it was registered in.
+-- This will potentially cause race conditions if we implement
+-- anything that depends on the 'Handle's state.
+--
+-- Given the following:
+--   - If run in one thread: 'register/tickle/pause/resume/cancel' never
+--     overlap, making them devoid of race conditions in the general sense.
+--   - We want to hit the Timer Manager as little as possible.
+--   - We want to keep the 'resume/pause' surface functionality intact, while
+--     not hitting the Timer Manager when we don't have to. This means not
+--     cancelling the timeout on a pause, but rather mark the timeout paused.
+--   - Not actually stopping the timeout on 'pause' introduces race
+--     conditions, because the registered action will need to check the 'Handle'
+--     state to see whether it should actually run (Active) or if it should
+--     drop the action (Paused/Stopped).
+--   - Not hitting the Timer Manager on a 'pause' will increase performance on
+--     hot 'resume/pause' loops, like 'warp' has when using a streaming response.
+--   - 'tickle' gets a sort of debounce to avoid repeated updates in hot loops.
+--     - The debounce is 1/4 of the timeout, but we cap it to a maximum of 1 second.
+--     - This means the registered action might run earlier than the timeout
+--       would indicate; that difference going up to a maximum of 'handleMinRenewGap'.
+--   - The following can happen:
+--     - == The "Surprise Active" issue ==
+--        A 'resume' might get called right after a 'Paused' registered action
+--        starts running, and sets the state to 'Active' __before__ the action
+--        inspects the 'Handle' state.
+--     - == The "Dropped Active" issue ==
+--        A 'resume' might get called right after a 'Paused' registered action
+--        starts running, but inspects the state __before__ the action sets the
+--        state to 'Stopped', and the registered action inspects the state
+--        __before__ the 'resume' has set it to 'Active'. Essentially missing
+--        the 'resume' completely.
+--     - == The "Dropped Cancel" issue ==
+--       A 'cancel' getting called right after a 'Paused' registered action
+--       starts running, and cancelling __after__ the action reads the state
+--       will have the registered action overwrite the state to 'Stopped',
+--       when it shouldn't register a new action, but stop everything.
+--     - A 'pause' should technically not be an issue, as it will only run when
+--       the state is 'Active', but it is a function that changes the state, so
+--       just to be cautious, we let it grab the lock.
+--     - A 'tickle' in the same situation doesn't matter, as a 'tickle'
+--       shouldn't activate a 'Paused' state. (and doesn't change any state)
+--   - The "Surprise Active" issue can be mitigated by checking the
+--     'handleLastRenewed' time and reregistering the timeout action with the
+--     remaining amount of microseconds in the case where it has not yet been
+--     'handleTimeout' amount of time.
+--     - A 'tickle' could also cause this if the state was 'Active' all along,
+--       but we'll accept the 'tickle' as being on time to extend the timeout.
+--   - The "Dropped Active" issue is a bit more difficult to mitigate. We'll
+--     need a lock to guarantee that either the activation of 'resume' is seen
+--     by the registered action, or that the termination of the registered
+--     action is seen by the 'resume'.
+--   - The "Dropped Cancel" issue will also be avoided when using a lock.
+--   - The lock will generally never be contested. It is there only for the
+--     off-chance that a state-changing function runs JUST after the registered
+--     action triggers. So in general, we don't expect the lock to reduce
+--     performance noticeably.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
 -- | Registering a timeout action.
 register :: Manager -> TimeoutAction -> IO Handle
-register mgr !onTimeout = do
-    actionRef <- I.newIORef onTimeout
-    stateRef <- I.newIORef Active
-    let h = Handle mgr actionRef stateRef
-    reaperAdd mgr h
-    return h
+register mgr@(Manager timeout) onTimeout
+    | isNoManager mgr = pure emptyHandle
+    | otherwise = do
+        -- The system timer manager is stable for the lifetime of the
+        -- process (and even if it were replaced, e.g. around a fork,
+        -- the key registered below would only be meaningful to the
+        -- manager it was registered with). So fetch it once here and
+        -- cache it in the 'Handle' instead of re-reading the global
+        -- IORef on every tickle/pause/resume.
+        sysmgr <- getTimerManager
+        stateRef <- I.newIORef Stopped
+        lock <- newLock
+        lastRenewedRef <- I.newIORef =<< getMonotonicTimeNSec
+        let h =
+                Handle
+                    { handleTimeout = timeout
+                    , handleAction = onTimeout
+                    , handleTimerManager = sysmgr
+                    , handleState = stateRef
+                    , handleLastRenewed = lastRenewedRef
+                    , handleMinRenewGap = minRenewGap timeout
+                    , handleLock = lock
+                    }
+        -- Just in case the timeout is only 1 microsecond and because of thread
+        -- scheduling it runs before we can change the state to 'Active'
+        withLock lock $ do
+            key <- registerAdjustedTimeout h timeout
+            now <- getMonotonicTimeNSec
+            I.writeIORef lastRenewedRef now
+            I.writeIORef stateRef $ Active key
+        pure h
 
--- | Removing the 'Handle' from the 'Manager' immediately.
+-- | This function needs a separate 'timeout' argument, because we might not
+-- register the full amount of time when continuing a timeout that was started
+-- a bit earlier. (cf. "Surprise Active" situation)
+registerAdjustedTimeout :: Handle -> Int -> IO EV.TimeoutKey
+registerAdjustedTimeout h@Handle{..} timeout = do
+    originalKeyRef <-
+        I.newIORef $
+            error "System.TimeManager.registerAdjustedTimeout: originalKeyRef not filled"
+    key <-
+        EV.registerTimeout handleTimerManager timeout $
+            adjustOnTimeout originalKeyRef h
+    I.writeIORef originalKeyRef key
+    pure key
+
+-- | Wrapper around a registered action to ensure correct handling.
+--
+-- We basically need the 'Handle', but this is used before making the handle, so
+adjustOnTimeout :: I.IORef EV.TimeoutKey -> Handle -> TimeoutAction
+adjustOnTimeout originalKeyRef h@Handle{..} = do
+    let writeState = I.atomicWriteIORef handleState
+    -- Lock ensures we don't get race conditions.
+    -- We return a boolean so that we don't run the (potentially long) action
+    -- while holding on to the lock.
+    shouldRun <- withLock handleLock $ do
+        st <- I.readIORef handleState
+        case st of
+            -- We can check the @now - handleLastRenewed@ diff
+            -- and 'threadDelay' the diff to make the timing better?
+            -- @if diff > 'handleTimeout - 'handleMinRenewGap' then runTimeout@
+            Active key -> do
+                -- set state ref to 'Active'?
+                ifSameKey key $ do
+                    lastRenewed <- I.readIORef handleLastRenewed
+                    now <- getMonotonicTimeNSec
+                    let diff = fromIntegral $ now - lastRenewed
+                    if diff > handleTimeout
+                        -- Valid expiration of the timeout, we run the action
+                        then do
+                            -- We're going to run the action, so set the state
+                            -- so that it won't be resumed.
+                            writeState Terminated
+                            pure True
+                        -- "Surprise Active" situation
+                        else do
+                            -- We reschedule, but with only the remaining time
+                            let remainingTimeout = handleTimeout - diff
+                            k <- registerAdjustedTimeout h remainingTimeout
+                            writeState $ Active k
+                            pure False
+            -- We find this action being run after it's been paused. We write
+            -- the state to 'Stopped' so that 'resume' knows to reregister the
+            -- timeout action.
+            Paused key ->
+                ifSameKey key $ do
+                    writeState Stopped
+                    pure False
+            -- 'Stopped' and 'Terminated' mean the action shouldn't run.
+            _ -> pure False
+    when shouldRun handleAction
+  where
+    -- If the key in the state isn't the same as the one this action
+    -- was registered with, then this action shouldn't run.
+    -- (Technically, this situation shouldn't happen. but since the registered
+    -- action only ever runs once, we can afford to be redundant)
+    ifSameKey key f = do
+        originalKey <- I.readIORef originalKeyRef
+        if key == originalKey
+            then f
+            else pure False
+
+-- | How long 'tickle' waits before actually renewing the timeout:
+--   a quarter of the timeout, capped at one second. Skipping a renewal
+--   inside this window only shortens the effective timeout by up to
+--   this gap, but turns hot 'tickle' loops (one per chunk sent or
+--   received) into a clock read and a comparison.
+minRenewGap :: Int -> Word64
+minRenewGap timeout =
+    -- @shiftR 2 === divide by 4@
+    min maxRenewDebounce (microToNano timeout `shiftR` 2)
+  where
+    microToNano = (* 1_000) . fromIntegral
+
+-- | One second in nanoseconds
+maxRenewDebounce :: Word64
+maxRenewDebounce = 1_000_000_000
+
+-- | Run 'f' if the minimum renew gap has been crossed.
+whenRenew :: Handle -> IO () -> IO ()
+whenRenew h f = do
+    now <- getMonotonicTimeNSec
+    lastRenewed <- I.readIORef $ handleLastRenewed h
+    when (now - lastRenewed >= handleMinRenewGap h) f
+
+-- | Unregistering the timeout.
+--
+-- The timeout can not be 'resume'd. To "resume" the timeout, you need to
+-- 'register' again.
 cancel :: Handle -> IO ()
-cancel (Handle mgr _ stateRef) = do
-    _ <- reaperModify mgr filt
-    return ()
+cancel h@Handle{..} =
+    withNonEmptyHandle h $
+        -- "Dropped Cancel" remedy
+        --
+        -- We can eat a potential mutex pause here to avoid race conditions,
+        -- because we don't expect 'cancel' to be called in hot loops.
+        --
+        -- (The race condition being: the 'Terminated' state being overwritten
+        -- because the 'cancel' runs JUST after the registered action starts
+        -- running, sets the state to 'Terminated', and then the registered
+        -- action finishes and overwrites it to 'Stopped')
+        withLock handleLock $ do
+            withTimeoutKey h $ EV.unregisterTimeout handleTimerManager
+            I.atomicWriteIORef handleState Terminated
+
+-- | Extending the timeout.
+--
+-- To keep frequent callers cheap, the renewal is rate-limited: it is
+-- skipped unless at least a quarter of the timeout (capped at one
+-- second) has passed since the timeout was last registered or updated.
+--
+-- Careful: this does NOT reactivate an already 'pause'd 'Handle'!
+--
+-- __WARNING for Windows users:__ /the precision of extending timeouts/
+-- /is only full "seconds". The provided microseconds will be floored/
+-- /to the first full second. (i.e. @initialize 2_500_000@ will get/
+-- /extended by 2 seconds on a 'tickle')/
+-- /This also means timeouts of less than one second will not be extended/
+-- /when using 'tickle'./
+tickle :: Handle -> IO ()
+tickle h@Handle{..} =
+    withNonEmptyHandle h $
+        whenRenew h $
+            withActiveTimeoutKey h $ \key -> do
+                updateTheTimeout key
+                now <- getMonotonicTimeNSec
+                I.atomicWriteIORef handleLastRenewed now
   where
-    -- It's very important that this function forces the whole workload so we
-    -- don't retain old handles, otherwise disasterous leaks occur.
-    filt [] = []
-    filt (h@(Handle _ _ stateRef') : hs)
-        | stateRef == stateRef' = hs
-        | otherwise =
-            let !hs' = filt hs
-             in h : hs'
+    -- For some reason the Windows implementation of 'updateTimeout' wants
+    -- full seconds, instead of the microseconds that's used when registering...
+    updateTheTimeout key =
+        EV.updateTimeout handleTimerManager key
+#if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
+            (fromIntegral (handleTimeout `div` 1_000_000))
+#else
+            handleTimeout
+#endif
 
+-- | Pauses the timeout so you can 'resume' it later. Does not stop it entirely.
+-- Use 'cancel' if you want to make sure the action will not be resumed.
+--
+-- To resume a timeout with the same 'Handle', 'resume' MUST be called.
+-- Don't call 'tickle' for resumption.
+pause :: Handle -> IO ()
+pause h@Handle{..} =
+    withNonEmptyHandle h $
+        withLock handleLock . withActiveTimeoutKey h $
+            I.atomicWriteIORef handleState . Paused
+
+-- | Resuming the timeout.
+--
+-- Works like 'tickle' if the 'Handle' wasn't 'pause'd or 'cancel'ed.
+resume :: Handle -> IO ()
+resume h@Handle{..} =
+    withNonEmptyHandle h $
+        -- we ignore the key when paused, because we recheck the state after
+        -- grabbing the lock.
+        checkStateWith (\_ -> onPausedOrStopped) onPausedOrStopped
+  where
+    -- "Dropped Active" remedy
+    --
+    -- Grabbing the lock ensures 'resume' runs either before or after the
+    -- registered action changes the state.
+    onPausedOrStopped =
+        withLock handleLock $ checkStateWith pausedF stoppedF
+    checkStateWith onPaused onStopped = do
+        state <- I.readIORef handleState
+        case state of
+            -- 'tickle' doesn't introduce race conditions, so can always be run.
+            Active{} -> tickle h
+            -- Abort when terminated.
+            Terminated -> pure ()
+            Paused k -> onPaused k
+            Stopped -> onStopped
+    pausedF k = do
+        -- Set state to 'Active' before 'tickle'ing, because
+        -- 'tickle' only runs when the state is 'Active'.
+        activateTimeout k
+        tickle h
+    stoppedF = do
+        key <- registerAdjustedTimeout h handleTimeout
+        now <- getMonotonicTimeNSec
+        I.atomicWriteIORef handleLastRenewed now
+        activateTimeout key
+    activateTimeout =
+        I.atomicWriteIORef handleState . Active
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- | The asynchronous exception thrown if a thread is registered via
 -- 'registerKillThread'.
 data TimeoutThread = TimeoutThread
-    deriving (Typeable)
 
 instance E.Exception TimeoutThread where
     toException = E.asyncExceptionToException
     fromException = E.asyncExceptionFromException
+
 instance Show TimeoutThread where
     show TimeoutThread = "Thread killed by timeout manager"
 
@@ -159,57 +456,31 @@
 --   want to leak the asynchronous exception to GHC RTS.
 registerKillThread :: Manager -> TimeoutAction -> IO Handle
 registerKillThread m onTimeout = do
-    tid <- myThreadId
-    wtid <- mkWeakThreadId tid
+    wtid <- myThreadId >>= mkWeakThreadId
     -- First run the timeout action in case the child thread is masked.
     register m $
         onTimeout `E.finally` do
             mtid <- deRefWeak wtid
             case mtid of
-                Nothing -> return ()
-                Just tid' -> E.throwTo tid' TimeoutThread
-
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-
--- | Setting the state to active.
---   'Manager' turns active to inactive repeatedly.
-tickle :: Handle -> IO ()
-tickle (Handle _ _ stateRef) = I.writeIORef stateRef Active
-
--- | Setting the state to paused.
---   'Manager' does not change the value.
-pause :: Handle -> IO ()
-pause (Handle _ _ stateRef) = I.writeIORef stateRef Paused
-
--- | Setting the paused state to active.
---   This is an alias to 'tickle'.
-resume :: Handle -> IO ()
-resume = tickle
+                Nothing -> pure ()
+                Just tid' -> void . forkIO $ E.throwTo tid' TimeoutThread
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- | Call the inner function with a timeout manager.
---   'stopManager' is used after that.
 withManager
     :: Int
     -- ^ timeout in microseconds
     -> (Manager -> IO a)
     -> IO a
-withManager timeout f =
-    E.bracket
-        (initialize timeout)
-        stopManager
-        f
+withManager timeout f = initialize timeout >>= f
 
 -- | Call the inner function with a timeout manager.
---   'killManager' is used after that.
+--   This is identical to 'withManager'.
 withManager'
     :: Int
     -- ^ timeout in microseconds
     -> (Manager -> IO a)
     -> IO a
-withManager' timeout f =
-    E.bracket
-        (initialize timeout)
-        killManager
-        f
+withManager' = withManager
+{-# DEPRECATED withManager' "This function is the same as 'withManager' since version 0.3.0" #-}
diff --git a/System/TimeManager/Internal.hs b/System/TimeManager/Internal.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/System/TimeManager/Internal.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE StrictData #-}
+
+module System.TimeManager.Internal where
+
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar (MVar, modifyMVar, newMVar)
+import Data.IORef (IORef, readIORef)
+import Data.Word (Word64)
+
+#if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
+import qualified GHC.Event.Windows as EV
+#else
+import qualified GHC.Event as EV
+#endif
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- | A timeout manager
+newtype Manager = Manager Int
+
+isNoManager :: Manager -> Bool
+isNoManager (Manager 0) = True
+isNoManager _ = False
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- | An action (callback) to be performed on timeout.
+type TimeoutAction = IO ()
+
+-- | A handle used by a timeout manager.
+data Handle = Handle
+    { handleTimeout :: Int
+    , handleAction :: TimeoutAction
+    , handleTimerManager :: ~TimerManager
+    -- ^ The system timer manager the timeout key was registered with.
+    --   Cached so that per-request operations don't re-fetch it.
+    , handleLock :: Lock
+    -- ^ Used by 'resume', 'pause' and 'cancel' to determine race conditions.
+    --
+    -- /We intentionally do not use an @MVar HandleState@ for performance reasons./
+    -- /The lock only has to be grabbed to avoid race conditions./
+    , handleState :: ~(IORef HandleState)
+    -- ^ The current state. Used to decide whether a timeout is still going,
+    -- paused, or completely terminated.
+    --
+    -- /We intentionally do not use an @MVar HandleState@ for performance reasons./
+    , handleLastRenewed :: ~(IORef Word64)
+    -- ^ Monotonic time (in nanoseconds) when the timeout was last
+    --   registered or updated.
+    , handleMinRenewGap :: Word64
+    -- ^ 'tickle' is a no-op unless at least this many nanoseconds have
+    --   passed since the last renewal.
+    }
+
+-- | Makes sure the function is only run when there's a key to act on.
+withTimeoutKey :: Handle -> (EV.TimeoutKey -> IO ()) -> IO ()
+withTimeoutKey h keyF = do
+    st <- readIORef $ handleState h
+    case st of
+        Paused key -> keyF key
+        Active key -> keyF key
+        _ -> pure ()
+
+-- | Makes sure the function is only run when the state is 'Active'.
+withActiveTimeoutKey :: Handle -> (EV.TimeoutKey -> IO ()) -> IO ()
+withActiveTimeoutKey h keyF = do
+    st <- readIORef $ handleState h
+    case st of
+        Active key -> keyF key
+        _ -> pure ()
+
+-- | Used to avoid race conditions in situations when the state has to be changed.
+type Lock = MVar ()
+
+newLock :: IO Lock
+newLock = newMVar ()
+
+withLock :: Lock -> IO a -> IO a
+withLock lock action =
+    -- Not sure whether this should be 'modifyMVarMasked' or not.
+    modifyMVar lock $ \l -> do
+        a <- action
+        pure (l, a)
+
+-- | Tracking the state of a handle.
+data HandleState
+    = -- Timeout is primed to run
+      Active EV.TimeoutKey
+    | -- Timeout is paused, but still running
+      -- ('resume' will set it back to 'Active' and 'tickle')
+      Paused EV.TimeoutKey
+    | -- Action ran, but timeout was paused, so it is resumable
+      -- ('resume' will reregister the action)
+      Stopped
+    | -- Action was cancelled or run. 'register' is needed to start a new timeout.
+      Terminated
+
+isEmptyHandle :: Handle -> Bool
+isEmptyHandle Handle{..} = handleTimeout == 0
+
+withNonEmptyHandle :: Handle -> IO () -> IO ()
+withNonEmptyHandle h act =
+    if isEmptyHandle h then pure () else act
+
+#if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
+type TimerManager = EV.Manager
+
+getTimerManager :: IO TimerManager
+getTimerManager = EV.getSystemManager
+#else
+type TimerManager = EV.TimerManager
+
+getTimerManager :: IO TimerManager
+getTimerManager = EV.getSystemTimerManager
+#endif
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Spec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE NumericUnderscores #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-orphans #-}
+
+module Main where
+
+import Test.Hspec
+
+#if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
+-- -- Uncomment when reenabling the tests for Windows
+-- import qualified GHC.Event.Windows as EV
+#else
+import qualified GHC.Event as EV
+#endif
+
+#if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS)
+main :: IO ()
+main = hspec $ do
+    describe "TimeManager" $ do
+        it "tests don't work on windows" $
+            pendingWith "requires more testing on a Windows machine"
+#else
+import Control.Concurrent (threadDelay)
+import Control.Monad (forM_, void)
+import Data.IORef as I (
+    IORef,
+    atomicModifyIORef',
+    newIORef,
+    readIORef,
+    writeIORef,
+ )
+import System.TimeManager
+import System.TimeManager.Internal
+import Test.HUnit (assertBool)
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = hspec $ do
+    describe "TimeManager" $ do
+        it "defaultManager == no manager" $
+            defaultManager `shouldSatisfy` isNoManager
+
+        it "initializes negative manager" $ do
+            let check = (`shouldBe` defaultManager)
+            initialize (-10) >>= check
+            withManager (-5) check
+
+        it "empty handle is correct" $
+            handleTimeout emptyHandle `shouldBe` 0
+
+        it "empty handle check is consistent" $ do
+            assertBool "emptyHandle not empty" $
+                isEmptyHandle emptyHandle
+
+        it "gives emptyHandle when registering defaultManager" $ do
+            hndl <- register defaultManager $ pure ()
+            assertBool "got non-empty handle" $ isEmptyHandle hndl
+
+        it "throws TimeoutThread exception" $
+            throwsTimeoutThread $ do
+                mngr <- initialize timeoutAmount
+                _hndl <- registerKillThread mngr $ pure ()
+                waitLong
+
+        it "defaultManager doesn't kill thread" $ do
+            _hndl <- registerKillThread defaultManager $ pure ()
+            waitShort
+
+        it "withHandle: registers timeout" $
+            withHandleTest mgr1 $ \check _ -> do
+                waitShort
+                check True
+
+        it "withHandle: doesn't register timeout" $
+            withHandleTest defaultManager $ \check _ -> do
+                waitShort
+                check False
+
+        -- We make a ref on the outside, to check that the ref is indeed
+        -- set before the timeout kills the action inside.
+        it "withHandleKillThread: registers timeout (and kills)" $ do
+            ref <- freshRef
+            withHandleKillTest (Just ref) mgr1 $ \_ _ ->
+                throwsTimeoutThread waitShort
+            ref `refShouldBe` True
+
+        it "withHandleKillThread: doesn't register timeout" $
+            withHandleKillTest Nothing defaultManager $ \check _ -> do
+                waitShort >> check False
+
+        it "cancel/pause works as expected" $ do
+            m <- mkTestManager
+            let killUnless f = do
+                    hndl <- registerKillThread m (pure ())
+                    _ <- f hndl
+                    waitLong
+            throwsTimeoutThread $ killUnless pure
+            killUnless cancel
+            killUnless pause
+
+        it "tickle works as expected" $ do
+            m <- mkTestManager
+            withHandleTest m $ \check hndl -> do
+                forM_ [(1 :: Int) .. 20] $ \_ -> do
+                    waitShort
+                    tickle hndl
+                check False
+
+        let runAndWaitForTimeout f =
+                runIt $ \hndl -> do
+                    void $ f hndl
+                    waitLong
+        it "resume works as expected (nothing)" $ do
+            -- Doing nothing kills the thread
+            throwsTimeoutThread . runAndWaitForTimeout $ \_ -> pure ()
+        it "resume works as expected (pause)" $ do
+            -- Pausing stops the kill
+            runAndWaitForTimeout $ \hndl -> do
+                waitShort >> pause hndl
+        it "resume works as expected (pause/resume)" $ do
+            -- Resuming kills the thread again
+            throwsTimeoutThread . runAndWaitForTimeout $ \hndl -> do
+                waitShort >> pause hndl
+                waitLong >> resume hndl
+        it "resume works as expected (cancel/resume)" $ do
+            -- Cancelling is unresumable
+            runAndWaitForTimeout $ \hndl -> do
+                waitShort >> cancel hndl
+                waitLong >> resume hndl
+        it "resume works as expected (cancel/pause/resume)" $ do
+            -- Cancelling and then pausing is still unresumable
+            runAndWaitForTimeout $ \hndl -> do
+                waitShort >> cancel hndl
+                waitShort >> pause hndl
+                waitLong >> resume hndl
+            -- Pausing, then cancelling doesn't change anything
+            runAndWaitForTimeout $ \hndl -> do
+                waitShort >> pause hndl
+                waitShort >> cancel hndl
+                waitLong >> resume hndl
+        it "finished timeout won't resume" $ do
+            -- If the timeout action runs, resume shouldn't work
+            counter <- I.newIORef (0 :: Int)
+            m <- mkTestManager
+            let increase = I.atomicModifyIORef' counter $ \i -> (i + 1, ())
+            withHandle m increase $ \h -> do
+                let checkCount x = do
+                        i <- I.readIORef counter
+                        i `shouldBe` x
+                    timeoutOnlyRanOnce = waitLong >> checkCount 1
+
+                checkCount 0
+                -- waiting lets the timeout
+                timeoutOnlyRanOnce
+                -- resuming should not influence the counter
+                resume h
+                timeoutOnlyRanOnce
+                -- pausing after it runs also doesn't re-arm the timeout
+                pause h
+                resume h
+                timeoutOnlyRanOnce
+                -- cancel also doesn't re-arm the timeout
+                cancel h
+                pause h
+                resume h
+                timeoutOnlyRanOnce
+
+        it "resume also works as tickle" $
+            testResume resume
+
+        it "resume also works as tickle with pauses" $
+            testResume $ \hndl -> do
+                resume hndl
+                pause hndl
+                resume hndl
+
+        it "old resume did NOT work as tickle" $
+            throwsTimeoutThread $
+                testResume oldResume
+  where
+    withHandleTest = withTest withHandle Nothing
+    withHandleKillTest = withTest withHandleKillThread
+    -- Test that starts with a 'False' IORef and on timeout sets it to true
+    withTest withF mRef m f = do
+        ref <- maybe freshRef pure mRef
+        withF m (I.writeIORef ref True) . f $ refShouldBe ref
+    -- run with a 20ms timeout and kill
+    runIt f = do
+        m <- mkTestManager
+        void $ f =<< registerKillThread m (pure ())
+    timeoutAmount = 20_000
+    mkTestManager = initialize timeoutAmount
+    -- Waiting a lot less than the timeout takes
+    waitShort = threadDelay $ timeoutAmount `div` 5
+    -- Waiting a lot longer than the timeout takes
+    waitLong = threadDelay $ timeoutAmount * 5
+    -- "resuming" every 2.5ms 20 times
+    testResume f = do
+        runIt $ \hndl -> do
+            forM_ [(1 :: Int) .. 20] $ \_ -> waitShort >> f hndl
+
+mgr1 :: Manager
+mgr1 = Manager 1
+
+freshRef :: IO (IORef Bool)
+freshRef = I.newIORef False
+
+refShouldBe :: IORef Bool -> Bool -> IO ()
+refShouldBe ref expected =
+    I.readIORef ref >>= (`shouldBe` expected)
+
+throwsTimeoutThread :: IO () -> Expectation
+throwsTimeoutThread t = t `shouldThrow` (const True :: TimeoutThread -> Bool)
+
+deriving instance Eq Manager
+deriving instance Show Manager
+
+-- copied from time-manager-0.3.0 to check it actually is broken
+oldResume :: Handle -> IO ()
+oldResume h | isEmptyHandle h = return ()
+oldResume Handle{..} = do
+    key <- EV.registerTimeout handleTimerManager handleTimeout handleAction
+    I.writeIORef handleState $ Active key
+#endif
diff --git a/time-manager.cabal b/time-manager.cabal
--- a/time-manager.cabal
+++ b/time-manager.cabal
@@ -1,21 +1,48 @@
-Name:                time-manager
-Version:             0.1.3
-Synopsis:            Scalable timer
-License:             MIT
-License-file:        LICENSE
-Author:              Michael Snoyman and Kazu Yamamoto
-Maintainer:          kazu@iij.ad.jp
-Homepage:            http://github.com/yesodweb/wai
-Category:            System
-Build-Type:          Simple
-Cabal-Version:       >=1.10
-Stability:           Stable
-Description:         Scalable timer functions provided by a timer manager.
-Extra-Source-Files:  ChangeLog.md
+cabal-version:      >=1.10
+name:               time-manager
+version:            0.4.0
+license:            MIT
+license-file:       LICENSE
+maintainer:         kazu@iij.ad.jp
+author:             Michael Snoyman and Kazu Yamamoto
+stability:          Stable
+homepage:           http://github.com/yesodweb/wai
+synopsis:           Scalable timer
+description:
+    Scalable timer functions provided by a timer manager
+    and thread management functions to prevent thread
+    leak by a thread manager.
 
-Library
-  Build-Depends:     base                      >= 4.12       && < 5
-                   , auto-update               >= 0.2        && < 0.3
-  Default-Language:  Haskell2010
-  Exposed-modules:   System.TimeManager
-  Ghc-Options:       -Wall
+category:           System
+build-type:         Simple
+extra-source-files: ChangeLog.md
+                    README.md
+
+library
+    exposed-modules:
+        System.TimeManager
+        System.ThreadManager
+    other-modules:
+        System.TimeManager.Internal
+
+    default-language:   Haskell2010
+    default-extensions: Strict StrictData
+    ghc-options:        -Wall
+    build-depends:
+        base >=4.12 && <5,
+        containers,
+        stm
+
+test-suite spec
+    type:             exitcode-stdio-1.0
+    main-is:          test/Spec.hs
+    other-modules:
+        System.TimeManager,
+        System.TimeManager.Internal
+    build-depends:    base
+    default-language: Haskell2010
+    ghc-options:      -Wall -threaded
+    build-depends:
+        base >=4.12 && <5,
+        hspec,
+        HUnit
