std::future::wait_for(3)

NAME
std::future::wait_for - std::future::wait_for

Synopsis
   template< class Rep, class Period >
   std::future_status wait_for( const std::chrono::duration<Rep,Period>& (since C++11)
   timeout_duration ) const;
   Waits for the result to become available. Blocks until specified timeout_duration
   has elapsed or the result becomes available, whichever comes first. The return value
   identifies the state of the result.
   If the future is the result of a call to std::async that used lazy evaluation, this
   function returns immediately without waiting.
   This function may block for longer than timeout_duration due to scheduling or
   resource contention delays.
   The standard recommends that a steady clock is used to measure the duration. If an
   implementation uses a system clock instead, the wait time may also be sensitive to
   clock adjustments.
   The behavior is undefined if valid() is false before the call to this function.

Parameters
   timeout_duration - maximum duration to block for

Return value
   Constant Explanation
                        The shared state contains a deferred function using lazy
   future_status::deferred evaluation, so the result will be computed only when
                        explicitly requested
   future_status::ready The result is ready
   future_status::timeout The timeout has expired

Exceptions
   Any exception thrown by clock, time_point, or duration during the execution (clocks,
   time points, and durations provided by the standard library never throw)

Notes
   The implementations are encouraged to detect the case when valid == false before the
   call and throw a std::future_error with an error condition of
   std::future_errc::no_state.

Example
// Run this code
 #include <iostream>
 #include <future>
 #include <thread>
 #include <chrono>
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 int main()
 {
     std::future<int> future = std::async(std::launch::async, [](){
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(3s);
         return 8;
     });
     std::cout << "waiting...\n";
     std::future_status status;
     do {
         switch(status = future.wait_for(1s); status) {
             case std::future_status::deferred: std::cout << "deferred\n"; break;
             case std::future_status::timeout: std::cout << "timeout\n"; break;
             case std::future_status::ready: std::cout << "ready!\n"; break;
         }
     } while (status != std::future_status::ready);
     std::cout << "result is " << future.get() << '\n';
 }

Possible output:
 waiting...
 timeout
 timeout
 timeout
 ready!
 result is 8

See also
   wait waits for the result to become available
              (public member function)
              waits for the result, returns if it is not available until specified time
   wait_until point has been reached
              (public member function)