diff --git a/src/thespian.zig b/src/thespian.zig
index b3441b2..096f531 100644
--- a/src/thespian.zig
+++ b/src/thespian.zig
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ fn Pid(comptime own: Ownership) type {
             return CallContext.call(a, self.ref(), timeout_ns, message.fmt(request));
         }
 
+        pub fn delay_send(self: Self, a: std.mem.Allocator, delay_us: u64, m: anytype) result {
+            var h = self.delay_send_cancellable(a, delay_us, m) catch |e| return exit_error(e);
+            h.deinit();
+        }
+
+        pub fn delay_send_cancellable(self: Self, a: std.mem.Allocator, delay_us: u64, m: anytype) error{ OutOfMemory, ThespianSpawnFailed }!Cancellable {
+            const msg = message.fmt(m);
+            return Cancellable.init(try DelayedSender.send(self, a, delay_us, msg));
+        }
+
         pub fn forward_error(self: Self, e: anyerror) result {
             return self.send_raw(switch (e) {
                 error.Exit => .{ .buf = error_message() },
@@ -769,3 +779,67 @@ const CallContext = struct {
         return exit_normal();
     }
 };
+
+const DelayedSender = struct {
+    a: std.mem.Allocator,
+    target: pid,
+    message: ?message,
+    delay_us: u64,
+    timeout: timeout = undefined,
+    receiver: ReceiverT = undefined,
+
+    const ReceiverT = Receiver(*DelayedSender);
+
+    fn send(pid_: pid_ref, a: std.mem.Allocator, delay_us: u64, m: message) error{ OutOfMemory, ThespianSpawnFailed }!pid {
+        const self = try a.create(DelayedSender);
+        self.* = .{
+            .a = a,
+            .target = pid_.clone(),
+            .message = try m.clone(a),
+            .delay_us = delay_us,
+        };
+        return spawn_link(a, self, start, "delayed_sender");
+    }
+
+    fn start(self: *DelayedSender) result {
+        self.receiver = ReceiverT.init(receive_, self);
+        const m_ = self.message.?;
+        self.timeout = timeout.init(self.delay_us, m_) catch |e| return exit_error(e);
+        self.a.free(m_.buf);
+        _ = set_trap(true);
+        receive(&self.receiver);
+    }
+
+    fn deinit(self: *DelayedSender) void {
+        self.timeout.deinit();
+        self.target.deinit();
+    }
+
+    fn receive_(self: *DelayedSender, _: pid_ref, m_: message) result {
+        if (try m_.match(.{"CANCEL"})) {
+            self.timeout.cancel() catch |e| return exit_error(e);
+            return;
+        }
+        defer self.deinit();
+        if (try m_.match(.{ "exit", "timeout_error", 125, any }))
+            return exit_normal();
+        try self.target.send_raw(m_);
+        return exit_normal();
+    }
+};
+
+pub const Cancellable = struct {
+    sender: pid,
+
+    fn init(pid_: pid) Cancellable {
+        return .{ .sender = pid_ };
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Cancellable) void {
+        self.sender.deinit();
+    }
+
+    pub fn cancel(self: *Cancellable) result {
+        return self.sender.send(.{"CANCEL"});
+    }
+};