diff --git a/common/stopwatch.hh b/common/stopwatch.hh
index 2f588fa..df30a61 100644
--- a/common/stopwatch.hh
+++ b/common/stopwatch.hh
@@ -21,19 +21,12 @@ class Stopwatch final {
   Stopwatch& operator=(const Stopwatch&) = default;
   Stopwatch& operator=(Stopwatch&&) = default;
 
-  void End() noexcept {
-    assert(!end_);
-    end_ = now();
-  }
-
   auto dur() const noexcept {
-    const auto end = end_.value_or(now());
-    return end - begin_;
+    return now() - begin_;
   }
 
  private:
   nf7::Env::Time begin_;
-  std::optional<nf7::Env::Time> end_;
 };
 inline std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& out, const Stopwatch& sw) {
   return out << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(sw.dur());
@@ -44,7 +37,6 @@ struct Stopwatch::Benchmark final {
   Benchmark(const char* name) noexcept : name_(name) {
   }
   ~Benchmark() noexcept {
-    sw_.End();
     std::cout << name_ << ": " << sw_ << std::endl;
   }
   Benchmark(const Benchmark&) = delete;
diff --git a/common/thread.hh b/common/thread.hh
index 7092d05..20be8cf 100644
--- a/common/thread.hh
+++ b/common/thread.hh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "nf7.hh"
 
+#include "common/stopwatch.hh"
 #include "common/timed_queue.hh"
 
 
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ template <typename Runner, typename Task>
 class Thread final : public nf7::Context,
     public std::enable_shared_from_this<Thread<Runner, Task>> {
  public:
+  static constexpr auto kTaskDur = std::chrono::milliseconds {1};
+
   Thread() = delete;
   Thread(nf7::File& f, Runner&& runner, nf7::Env::Executor exec = nf7::Env::kAsync) noexcept :
       Thread(f.env(), f.id(), std::move(runner), exec) {
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ class Thread final : public nf7::Context,
 
   void Push(const std::shared_ptr<nf7::Context>& ctx, Task&& t, nf7::Env::Time time = {}) noexcept {
     q_.Push(time, {ctx, std::move(t)});
-    HandleNext(true  /* = first */);
+    ExecNext(true  /* = entry */);
   }
 
   void SetExecutor(nf7::Env::Executor exec) noexcept {
@@ -56,23 +60,29 @@ class Thread final : public nf7::Context,
 
 
   using std::enable_shared_from_this<Thread<Runner, Task>>::shared_from_this;
-  void HandleNext(bool first = false) noexcept {
-    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> k {mtx_};
-    if (std::exchange(working_, true) && first) return;
+  void ExecNext(bool entry = false) noexcept {
+    {
+      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> k {mtx_};
+      if (std::exchange(working_, true)) return;
+    }
 
     auto self = shared_from_this();
-    if (auto p = q_.Pop()) {
-      k.unlock();
-      env().Exec(exec_, p->first, [this, self, t = std::move(p->second)]() mutable {
-        runner_(std::move(t));
-        ++tasks_done_;
-        HandleNext();
-      });
-    } else if (auto time = q_.next()) {
-      working_ = false;
-      env().Exec(exec_, self, [this]() mutable { HandleNext(); }, *time);
-    } else {
-      working_ = false;
+    if (!entry) {
+      for (nf7::Stopwatch sw; sw.dur() < kTaskDur; ++tasks_done_) {
+        auto t = q_.Pop();
+        if (!t) break;
+        runner_(std::move(t->second));
+      }
+    }
+
+    {
+      std::unique_lock<std::mutex> k {mtx_};
+      if (auto time = q_.next()) {
+        working_ = false;
+        env().Exec(exec_, self, [this]() mutable { ExecNext(); }, *time);
+      } else {
+        working_ = false;
+      }
     }
   }
 };