diff --git a/base-assertion/src/test/java/build/base/assertion/test/EventuallyTests.java b/base-assertion/src/test/java/build/base/assertion/test/EventuallyTests.java
index 5489601..c022cb3 100644
--- a/base-assertion/src/test/java/build/base/assertion/test/EventuallyTests.java
+++ b/base-assertion/src/test/java/build/base/assertion/test/EventuallyTests.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void shouldEventuallyAssertAConstant() {
      */
     @Test
     void shouldRetryForASpecificTimeout() {
-        final var duration = Duration.ofSeconds(1);
+        final var duration = Duration.ofMillis(500);
         final var timeout = Timeout.of(duration);
         final var start = Instant.now();
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void shouldFailFast() {
     @Test
     void shouldRetryRetryableLambdaThrowingARuntimeException() {
 
-        final var duration = Duration.ofSeconds(1);
+        final var duration = Duration.ofMillis(500);
         final var timeout = Timeout.of(duration);
         final var start = Instant.now();
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void shouldFailFastWithAnAsynchronouslyCompletedCompletableFuture()
         final Thread thread = Thread.startVirtualThread(() -> {
             // wait for a second to allow the Eventually to start checking
             try {
-                Thread.sleep(1000);
+                Thread.sleep(500);
             }
             catch (final Exception e) {
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void shouldFailFastWithAnAsynchronouslyExceptionalCompletableFuture()
         final Thread thread = Thread.startVirtualThread(() -> {
             // wait for a second to allow the Eventually to start checking
             try {
-                Thread.sleep(1000);
+                Thread.sleep(500);
             }
             catch (final Exception e) {
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void shouldFailFastWithAnAsynchronouslyExceptionalCompletableFuture()
     void shouldRetryARunnableThrowingARuntimeException() {
         assertThrows(AssertionError.class, () -> {
             // establish a Timeout for Eventually.assertThat(...)
-            final var duration = Duration.ofSeconds(2);
+            final var duration = Duration.ofMillis(500);
             final var timeout = Timeout.of(duration);
 
             // establish a counter to determine the number of retries
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void shouldRetryARunnableThrowingARuntimeException() {
     void shouldRetryARunnableThrowingAnAssertionError() {
         assertThrows(AssertionError.class, () -> {
             // establish a Timeout for Eventually.assertThat(...)
-            final var duration = Duration.ofSeconds(2);
+            final var duration = Duration.ofMillis(500);
             final var timeout = Timeout.of(duration);
 
             // establish a counter to determine the number of retries
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ void shouldRetryARunnableThrowingAnAssertionError() {
     @Test
     void shouldInvokeARunnableOnceAndOnlyOnce() {
         // establish a Timeout for Eventually.assertThat(...)
-        final var duration = Duration.ofSeconds(2);
+        final var duration = Duration.ofMillis(500);
         final var timeout = Timeout.of(duration);
 
         // establish a counter to determine the number of retries
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void shouldInvokeARunnableOnceAndOnlyOnce() {
      */
     @Test
     void shouldPreserveUnderlyingCause() {
-        final var timeout = Timeout.of(Duration.ofSeconds(2));
+        final var timeout = Timeout.of(Duration.ofMillis(500));
         final Function<String, String> normalFunction = s -> s;
         final RuntimeException runtimeException = new RuntimeException("exceptional");
         final Function<String, String> exceptionalFunction = s -> {
diff --git a/base-retryable/src/test/java/build/base/retryable/BlockingRetryTests.java b/base-retryable/src/test/java/build/base/retryable/BlockingRetryTests.java
index 0bb2455..7cf8121 100644
--- a/base-retryable/src/test/java/build/base/retryable/BlockingRetryTests.java
+++ b/base-retryable/src/test/java/build/base/retryable/BlockingRetryTests.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class BlockingRetryTests {
     @Test
     void shouldRetryForASpecificTimeout() {
         assertTimeout(TIMEOUT, () -> {
-            final var duration = Duration.ofSeconds(2);
+            final var duration = Duration.ofMillis(500);
             final var timeout = Timeout.of(duration);
 
             final var start = Instant.now();
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void shouldSucceedFastWithNullConstant() {
     @Test
     void shouldDelayRetrying() {
         assertTimeout(TIMEOUT, () -> {
-            final var duration = Duration.ofSeconds(2);
+            final var duration = Duration.ofMillis(500);
 
             final var start = Instant.now();
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void shouldRetryOnceWithZeroTimeout() {
     @Test
     void shouldUseAMaximumDelay() {
         assertTimeout(TIMEOUT, () -> {
-            final var maximumDuration = Duration.ofSeconds(1);
+            final var maximumDuration = Duration.ofMillis(500);
             final var timeoutDuration = Duration.ofSeconds(2);
 
             final var start = Instant.now();
diff --git a/base-telemetry-ansi/src/test/java/build/base/telemetry/ansi/ANSIBasedTelemetryRecorderTests.java b/base-telemetry-ansi/src/test/java/build/base/telemetry/ansi/ANSIBasedTelemetryRecorderTests.java
index 2033856..f9152af 100644
--- a/base-telemetry-ansi/src/test/java/build/base/telemetry/ansi/ANSIBasedTelemetryRecorderTests.java
+++ b/base-telemetry-ansi/src/test/java/build/base/telemetry/ansi/ANSIBasedTelemetryRecorderTests.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void shouldUseTelemetryRecorder()
             try (final var meter = telemetryRecorder.commence(100, "This should be fun!");
                  final var anotherMeter = telemetryRecorder.commence(50, "A second meter")) {
 
-                for (int i = 1; i <= 100; i++) {
+                for (int i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
                     meter.progress();
 
                     Thread.sleep(100);