@@ -523,7 +523,8 @@ def test_lease_supersedes_a_live_holder_once_its_claim_ages_out(marker: Path, mo
         encoding="utf-8",
     )
 
-    with _lease(marker) as contender:
+    # The stepped clock ages the marker out on the second look; the real timeout only has to outlast two polls.
+    with _lease(marker, timeout=30) as contender:
         assert contender.is_lock_held_by_us
         assert contender.token not in {None, "stalled"}
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`@@ -523,7 +523,8 @@ def test_lease_supersedes_a_live_holder_once_its_claim_ages_out(marker: Path, mo`
`523`	`523`	`encoding="utf-8",`
`524`	`524`	`)`
`525`	`525`
`526`		`- with _lease(marker) as contender:`
	`526`	`+ # The stepped clock ages the marker out on the second look; the real timeout only has to outlast two polls.`
	`527`	`+ with _lease(marker, timeout=30) as contender:`
`527`	`528`	`assert contender.is_lock_held_by_us`
`528`	`529`	`assert contender.token not in {None, "stalled"}`
`529`	`530`