anchor.diff:  Whether you're using {vertx-launcher}[Launcher] (which has supplanted Starter) or the Vert.x CLI, pass the following VM argument:
   
   ```java
  --Dvertx.options.maxEventLoopExecuteTime=200000000 // <1>
  +-Dvertx.options.blockedThreadCheckPeriod=200000000 // <1>
   ```
   <1> Some sufficiently large integer (milliseconds).
   
  
positive.code: 
  ```java
  VertxOptions vxOptions = new VertxOptions()
  	.setMaxEventLoopExecuteTime(200000000); // <1>
  Vertx myVertx = Vertx.vertx(vxOptions); // <2>
  ```
  <1> Set interval in `VertxOptions`.
  
negative.code: 
  *IntelliJ* Edit Configurations -> Select Application -> Configuration -> VM Options
  
  TIP: Setting blockedThreadCheckPeriod via system properties is likely the best approach; avoiding debug-specific behaviour leaking into your code.
  
  === Directly in VertxOptions
  
  