diff --git a/GSTExtensions.st b/GSTExtensions.st
index 463fae5..0a6a3cd 100644
--- a/GSTExtensions.st
+++ b/GSTExtensions.st
@@ -82,3 +82,13 @@ Object extend [
         "Compat for pharo. Use it to indicate deprecated functions"
     ]
 ]
+
+Duration extend [
+    asMilliSeconds [
+        ^self asMilliseconds
+    ]
+
+    asDelay [
+        ^Delay forMilliseconds: self asMilliseconds
+    ]
+]
diff --git a/Tests.st b/Tests.st
index 35d2cb5..4e88ec0 100644
--- a/Tests.st
+++ b/Tests.st
@@ -32,14 +32,24 @@ TestCase subclass: DispatcherTest [
     ]
 ]
 
-TestCase subclass: TimerTest [
+TestCase subclass: TimerSchedulerTest [
+    | timerScheduler |
+
     <category: 'OsmoCore-Tests'>
 
+    tearDown [
+        timerScheduler doShutDown
+    ]
+
+    setUp [
+        timerScheduler := TimerScheduler new
+    ]
+
     testTimer [
         | sem now |
         now := DateTime now.
         sem := Semaphore new.
-        TimerScheduler instance scheduleInSeconds: 2 block: [
+        timerScheduler scheduleInSeconds: 2 block: [
             sem signal.
         ].
 
@@ -53,14 +63,13 @@ TestCase subclass: TimerTest [
         block := [sem signal].
 
 
-        fire1  := TimerScheduler instance scheduleInSeconds: 5 block: block.
-        timer1 := TimerScheduler instance scheduleInSeconds: 3 block: block.
-        timer2 := TimerScheduler instance scheduleInSeconds: 2 block: block.
-
+        fire1 := timerScheduler scheduleInSeconds: 5 block: block.
+        timer1 := timerScheduler scheduleInSeconds: 3 block: block.
+        timer2 := timerScheduler scheduleInSeconds: 2 block: block.
         timer2 cancel.
         timer1 cancel.
 
         sem wait.
-        self assert: sem signals = 0
+        self assert: sem signals equals: 0
     ]
 ]
diff --git a/Timer.st b/Timer.st
index 909f77b..8d6adeb 100644
--- a/Timer.st
+++ b/Timer.st
@@ -65,10 +65,15 @@ Object subclass: Timer [
         <category: 'management'>
         ^ schedule == nil.
     ]
+
+    remainingTime [
+	<category: 'accessing'>
+	^timeout - DateTime now
+    ]
 ]
 
 Object subclass: TimerScheduler [
-    | queue sem loop quit processExited |
+    | queue sem loop quit processExited delay |
     <category: 'OsmoCore-Timer'>
     <comment: 'I can help to fire things at the right time. Right now I
 only work on seconds granularity because Time has no direct access to
@@ -84,12 +89,30 @@ bit difficult to do this race free.'>
 
     TimerScheduler class >> new [
         <category: 'private'>
-        ^ super new
+        ^self basicNew
             initialize;
             addToBeFinalized;
             yourself
     ]
 
+    TimerScheduler class >> processName [
+        <category: 'accessing'>
+        ^'Osmo Timers'
+    ]
+
+    doStartUp [
+        "Nothing for GST"
+    ]
+
+    doShutDown [
+        "Nothing for GST"
+    ]
+
+    dispatchTimers [
+        <category: 'delay_loop'>
+        OsmoDispatcher dispatchBlock: [self fireTimers: DateTime now]
+    ]
+
     finalize [
         <category: 'private'>
         quit := true.
@@ -105,39 +128,70 @@ bit difficult to do this race free.'>
 
     startLoop [
         <category: 'creation'>
-
         processExited := Semaphore new.
-
-        loop := [[self runTimers] ensure: [
-                    processExited signal.
-                    loop := nil]] newProcess.
-        loop name: 'Osmo Timers'.
-        loop resume.
+        loop := [[self runTimers] ensure:
+                    [processExited signal.
+                     loop := nil]] newProcess.
+        loop name: self class processName.
+        loop resume
     ]
 
-    scheduleInSeconds: aDelay block: aBlock [
-        | sched |
+    signalDelay [
+        "Called with sem critical being consumed"
+        delay ifNotNil: [delay signal].
+    ]
+
+    scheduleIn: aDuration block: aBlock [
         <category: 'schedule'>
-        sched := (Timer on: self)
+        | timer currentFirst |
+        timer := (Timer on: self)
                     block: aBlock;
-                    timeout: (DateTime now + (Duration milliseconds: 1000 * aDelay));
+                    timeout: DateTime now + aDuration;
                     yourself.
 
         sem critical: [
-            queue add: sched.
-        ].
+            currentFirst := queue isEmpty ifFalse: [queue first].
+            queue add: timer.
+            loop isSuspended
+                ifTrue: [loop resume]
+                ifFalse:  [
+                    "if the first item in the queue has changed we need to readjust the delay
+                     to wait for. Signalling the waiting delay will enter the recalculation of a new
+                     expire time"
 
-        ^ sched
+                    currentFirst == queue first
+                        ifFalse: [self signalDelay]]].
+	^timer
+    ]
+
+    scheduleInSeconds: aNumber block: aBlock [
+        <category: 'schedule'>
+        ^self scheduleIn: (Duration fromSeconds: aNumber) block: aBlock
     ]
 
     runTimers [
-        <category: 'delay_loop'>
+	<category: 'delay_loop'>
 
-        [quit] whileFalse: [ | now |
-            (Delay forSeconds: 1) wait.
-            now := DateTime now.
-            OsmoDispatcher dispatchBlock: [self fireTimers: now].
-        ]
+        [quit] whileFalse: [
+            | timer |
+            sem critical: [queue isEmpty ifFalse: [timer := queue first]].
+            timer isNil
+                ifTrue: [
+                    "nothing to do. No need to poll an empty queue. Remove delay to get rid of
+                     a false resumptionTime. Suspend the process. The process will be resumed
+                     when an item is added. Please note that Processor activeProcess == loop will
+                     hold here."
+
+                    delay := nil.
+                    loop suspend]
+                ifFalse: [
+                    "either a timer has expired and we process it or we wait for the first item in
+                    the queue to expire"
+
+                    | offset |
+                    (offset := timer remainingTime) asMilliSeconds > 0
+                        ifTrue: [(delay := offset asDelay) wait]
+                        ifFalse: [self dispatchTimers]]]
     ]
 
     fireTimers: now [
diff --git a/changes_for_pharo.st b/changes_for_pharo.st
index 614539f..3f43e61 100644
--- a/changes_for_pharo.st
+++ b/changes_for_pharo.st
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ TimerScheduler extend [
         <category: 'PharoHacks'>
         loop ifNil: [^self].
         quit := true.
+        loop isSuspended ifTrue: [loop resume].
+        delay ifNotNil: [:the_delay | the_delay signalWaitingProcess].
         processExited wait.
-        Transcript nextPutAll: 'Stopped the TimerScheduler process'; cr.
+        Transcript
+            nextPutAll: 'Stopped the TimerScheduler process';
+            cr
     ]
 
     doStartUp [
@@ -30,6 +34,16 @@ TimerScheduler extend [
         quit := false.
         self startLoop.
     ]
+
+    signalDelay [
+        "Called with sem critical being consumed"
+        delay ifNotNil: [delay signalWaitingProcess].
+    ]
+
+    scheduleInSeconds: aNumber block: aBlock [
+        <category: 'schedule'>
+        ^self scheduleIn: aNumber seconds block: aBlock
+    ]
 ]
 
 Dispatcher class extend [
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index e2abb18..653d859 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <test>
         <sunit>Osmo.DispatcherTest</sunit>
-        <sunit>Osmo.TimerTest</sunit>
+        <sunit>Osmo.TimerSchedulerTest</sunit>
         <filein>Tests.st</filein>
         <sunit>Osmo.StringFormatTest</sunit>
         <filein>ExtensionTest.st</filein>