diff --git a/doc/docs.md b/doc/docs.md
index 360ad93900..fa36ddd77b 100644
--- a/doc/docs.md
+++ b/doc/docs.md
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ import time
 
 fn task(id int, duration int, mut wg sync.WaitGroup) {
 	println('task $id begin')
-	time.sleep_ms(duration)
+	time.wait(duration * time.millisecond)
 	println('task $id end')
 	wg.done()
 }
@@ -3841,7 +3841,7 @@ fn print_message() {
 fn main() {
 	for {
 		print_message()
-		time.sleep_ms(500)
+		time.wait(500 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }
 ```
diff --git a/vlib/benchmark/README.md b/vlib/benchmark/README.md
index bb6667a0c0..ca1f86f641 100644
--- a/vlib/benchmark/README.md
+++ b/vlib/benchmark/README.md
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ import benchmark
 
 mut b := benchmark.start()
 // your code section 1 ...
-time.sleep_ms(1500)
+time.wait(1500 * time.millisecond)
 b.measure('code_1')
 // your code section 2 ...
-time.sleep_ms(500)
+time.wait(500 * time.millisecond)
 b.measure('code_2')
 ```
 
diff --git a/vlib/term/ui/input_windows.c.v b/vlib/term/ui/input_windows.c.v
index ac4f9316b0..406ca85ae4 100644
--- a/vlib/term/ui/input_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/term/ui/input_windows.c.v
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) run() ? {
 			init_called = true
 		}
 		if sleep_len > 0 {
-			time.usleep(sleep_len)
+			time.wait(sleep_len * time.microsecond)
 		}
 		if !ctx.paused {
 			sw.restart()
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv
index d47e37f0b0..c65774fb46 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mut:
 fn (shared x St) f(shared z St) {
 	for _ in 0 .. reads_per_thread {
 		rlock x { // other instances may read at the same time
-			time.sleep_ms(1)
+			time.wait(time.millisecond)
 			assert x.a == 7 || x.a == 5
 		}
 	}
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ fn test_shared_lock() {
 	for i in 0 .. writes {
 		lock x { // wait for ongoing reads to finish, don't start new ones
 			x.a = 17 // this value should never be read
-			time.sleep_ms(50)
+			time.wait(50 * time.millisecond)
 			x.a = if (i & 1) == 0 { 7 } else { 5 }
 		} // now new reads are possible again
-		time.sleep_ms(20)
+		time.wait(20 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 	// wait until all read threads are finished
 	for finished := false; true; {
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ fn test_shared_lock() {
 		if finished {
 			break
 		}
-		time.sleep_ms(100)
+		time.wait(100 * time.millisecond)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_input.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_input.vv
index 77961b98f1..90d1f816e3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_input.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_input.vv
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mut:
 fn (shared x St) f(shared z St) {
 	for _ in 0 .. reads_per_thread {
 		rlock x { // other instances may read at the same time
-			time.sleep_ms(1)
+			time.wait(time.millisecond)
 			assert x.a == 7 || x.a == 5
 		}
 	}
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ a: 5
   	for  i in 0..writes {
  lock x { // wait for ongoing reads to finish, don't start new ones
 			 x.a = 17 // this value should never be read
-	time.sleep_ms(50)
+	time.wait(50* time.millisecond)
 	x.a = if (i & 1) == 0 {
 7} else {5}
 	} // now new reads are possible again
-time.sleep_ms(20)
+time.wait(20*time.millisecond)
 	}
 	// wait until all read threads are finished
 for finished:=false;; {
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ for finished:=false;; {
 if finished {
 		break
 		     }
-			time.sleep_ms(100)
+			time.wait(100*time.millisecond)
 			}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 63091b4a13..efc324bd1f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ pub fn parse_files(paths []string, table &table.Table, pref &pref.Preferences, g
 			for _ in 0 .. nr_cpus - 1 {
 				go q.run()
 			}
-			time.sleep_ms(1000)
+			time.wait(time.second)
 			println('all done')
 			return q.parsed_ast_files
 		}