using System;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Threading;

using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        const int sleepMs = 200;

        const int timeoutMs = 10;

        Action work = () => Thread.Sleep(sleepMs);

        long before = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();

        Task showWhatHappensToWork = Task.Run(work).ContinueWith(t =>

                                                             {

                                                                 long elapsedUntilWorkCompleted = (Stopwatch.GetTimestamp() - before) /  TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond;

                                                                 Console.WriteLine("After " + elapsedUntilWorkCompleted.ToString("D3") + " ms: Work " + (t.IsFaulted ? "faulted" : (t.IsCanceled ? "canceled" : "completed (was not canceled)")));

                                                             }

                                                             );

        showWhatHappensToWork.Wait(timeoutMs);       

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        long elapsedUntilStoppedWaiting = (Stopwatch.GetTimestamp() - before) /  TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond;

        Console.WriteLine("After " + elapsedUntilStoppedWaiting.ToString("D3") + " ms: Stopped waiting (walked away from waiting)." );

        showWhatHappensToWork.Wait();

    }

​

}

​

​

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