require 'timeout' class Float def times whole, frac = divmod 1 avg = whole.times.reduce(0) { |elapsed,| t = Time.now yield Time.now - t + elapsed } / whole Timeout.timeout(avg * frac) { yield } rescue Timeout::Error end end 2.5.times do 'This is a test'.each_char do |char| print char sleep 0.01 end puts end