diff --git a/metrics/timer_test.go b/metrics/timer_test.go
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/metrics/timer_test.go
+++ b/metrics/timer_test.go
@@ -45,10 +45,23 @@ func TestTimerStop(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTimerFunc(t *testing.T) {
-	tm := NewTimer()
-	tm.Time(func() { time.Sleep(50e6) })
-	if max := tm.Max(); 35e6 > max || max > 145e6 {
-		t.Errorf("tm.Max(): 35e6 > %v || %v > 145e6\n", max, max)
+	var (
+		tm         = NewTimer()
+		testStart  = time.Now()
+		actualTime time.Duration
+	)
+	tm.Time(func() {
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		actualTime = time.Since(testStart)
+	})
+	var (
+		drift    = time.Millisecond * 2
+		measured = time.Duration(tm.Max())
+		ceil     = actualTime + drift
+		floor    = actualTime - drift
+	)
+	if measured > ceil || measured < floor {
+		t.Errorf("tm.Max(): %v > %v || %v > %v\n", measured, ceil, measured, floor)
 	}
 }
metrics: improve TestTimerFunc (#<I>)

The test failed due to what appears to be fluctuations in time.Sleep, which is

not the actual method under test. This change modifies it so we compare the

metered Max to the actual time instead of the desired time.