diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8efa38..a3201ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -132,3 +132,9 @@ dmypy.json
 .pyre/
 
 .*.swp
+.idea/.gitignore
+.idea/giambio.iml
+.idea/inspectionProfiles/
+.idea/misc.xml
+.idea/modules.xml
+.idea/vcs.xml
diff --git a/giambio/__init__.py b/giambio/__init__.py
index c684fa0..d04344f 100644
--- a/giambio/__init__.py
+++ b/giambio/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from . import exceptions, socket
 from .socket import wrap_socket
 from .traps import sleep, current_task
 from .objects import Event
-from .run import run, clock, create_pool, get_event_loop, new_event_loop
+from .run import run, clock, create_pool, get_event_loop, new_event_loop, with_timeout
 from .util import debug
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "clock",
     "wrap_socket",
     "create_pool",
+    "with_timeout",
     "get_event_loop",
     "current_task",
     "new_event_loop",
diff --git a/giambio/context.py b/giambio/context.py
index d7b00a9..ba865d2 100644
--- a/giambio/context.py
+++ b/giambio/context.py
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ class TaskManager:
     An asynchronous context manager for giambio
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, loop: AsyncScheduler) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, loop: AsyncScheduler, timeout: float = None) -> None:
         """
         Object constructor
         """
 
         self.loop = loop
         self.tasks = []  # We store a reference to all tasks, even the asleep ones!
+        self.started = self.loop.clock()
+        self.timeout = self.started + timeout
 
     def spawn(self, func: types.FunctionType, *args):
         """
@@ -66,4 +68,7 @@ class TaskManager:
 
     async def __aexit__(self, exc_type: Exception, exc: Exception, tb):
         for task in self.tasks:
+            # This forces Python to block at the
+            # end of the block and wait for all
+            # children to exit
             await task.join()
diff --git a/giambio/core.py b/giambio/core.py
index d0a292e..ec8497f 100644
--- a/giambio/core.py
+++ b/giambio/core.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from selectors import DefaultSelector, EVENT_READ, EVENT_WRITE
 from .exceptions import (InternalError,
                          CancelledError,
                          ResourceBusy,
+                         TooSlowError
                          )
 
 
@@ -151,6 +152,12 @@ class AsyncScheduler:
             except AttributeError:  # If this happens, that's quite bad!
                 raise InternalError("Uh oh! Something very bad just happened, did"
                                     " you try to mix primitives from other async libraries?") from None
+            except CancelledError:
+                # Task was cancelled (pending cancellation)
+                self.current_task.status = "cancelled"
+                self.current_task.cancelled = True
+                self.current_task.cancel_pending = False
+                self.debugger.after_cancel(self.current_task)
             except StopIteration as ret:
                 # Task finished executing
                 self.current_task.status = "end"
@@ -185,6 +192,17 @@ class AsyncScheduler:
         self.tasks.append(self.current_task)
         self.to_send = self.current_task
 
+    def check_timeouts(self):
+        """
+        Checks for expired timeouts and raises appropriate
+        errors
+        """
+
+        if self.clock() >= self.current_pool.timeout:
+            # A pool with a timeout has expired!
+            self.cancel_all_from_current_pool()
+            raise TooSlowError()
+
     def check_events(self):
         """
         Checks for ready or expired events and triggers them
diff --git a/giambio/exceptions.py b/giambio/exceptions.py
index 04fc5c9..57ed1b4 100644
--- a/giambio/exceptions.py
+++ b/giambio/exceptions.py
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ class ResourceClosed(GiambioError):
     ...
 
 
+class TooSlowError(GiambioError):
+    """
+    This is raised if the timeout of a pool created using
+    giambio.with_timeout expires
+    """
+
+
 class ErrorStack(GiambioError):
     """
     This exception wraps multiple exceptions
diff --git a/giambio/run.py b/giambio/run.py
index 60a328a..eda281b 100644
--- a/giambio/run.py
+++ b/giambio/run.py
@@ -91,3 +91,11 @@ def create_pool():
     """
 
     return TaskManager(get_event_loop())
+
+
+def with_timeout(timeout: int or float):
+    """
+    Creates an async pool with an associated timeout
+    """
+
+    return TaskManager(get_event_loop(), timeout)