diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 467b839d56..ec028b5b74 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ feature! {
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub mod unistd;
 
+#[cfg(any(feature = "poll", feature = "event"))]
+mod timeout;
+#[cfg(any(feature = "poll", feature = "event"))]
+pub use timeout::*;
+
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString, OsStr};
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
diff --git a/src/poll.rs b/src/poll.rs
index 4bc1a4b392..a5b8971fba 100644
--- a/src/poll.rs
+++ b/src/poll.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 //! Wait for events to trigger on specific file descriptors
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsFd, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd};
-use std::time::Duration;
 
 use crate::errno::Errno;
 use crate::Result;
+use crate::Timeout;
+
 /// This is a wrapper around `libc::pollfd`.
 ///
 /// It's meant to be used as an argument to the [`poll`](fn.poll.html) and
@@ -27,13 +28,14 @@ impl<'fd> PollFd<'fd> {
     /// ```no_run
     /// # use std::os::unix::io::{AsFd, AsRawFd, FromRawFd};
     /// # use nix::{
-    /// #     poll::{PollTimeout, PollFd, PollFlags, poll},
+    /// #     Timeout,
+    /// #     poll::{PollFd, PollFlags, poll},
     /// #     unistd::{pipe, read}
     /// # };
     /// let (r, w) = pipe().unwrap();
     /// let pfd = PollFd::new(r.as_fd(), PollFlags::POLLIN);
     /// let mut fds = [pfd];
-    /// poll(&mut fds, PollTimeout::NONE).unwrap();
+    /// poll(&mut fds, Timeout::NONE).unwrap();
     /// let mut buf = [0u8; 80];
     /// read(r.as_raw_fd(), &mut buf[..]);
     /// ```
@@ -175,229 +177,6 @@ libc_bitflags! {
     }
 }
 
-/// Timeout argument for [`poll`].
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
-pub struct PollTimeout(i32);
-
-impl PollTimeout {
-    /// Blocks indefinitely.
-    ///
-    /// > Specifying a negative value in timeout means an infinite timeout.
-    pub const NONE: Self = Self(-1);
-    /// Returns immediately.
-    ///
-    /// > Specifying a timeout of zero causes poll() to return immediately, even if no file
-    /// > descriptors are ready.
-    pub const ZERO: Self = Self(0);
-    /// Blocks for at most [`std::i32::MAX`] milliseconds.
-    pub const MAX: Self = Self(i32::MAX);
-    /// Returns if `self` equals [`PollTimeout::NONE`].
-    pub fn is_none(&self) -> bool {
-        // > Specifying a negative value in timeout means an infinite timeout.
-        *self <= Self::NONE
-    }
-    /// Returns if `self` does not equal [`PollTimeout::NONE`].
-    pub fn is_some(&self) -> bool {
-        !self.is_none()
-    }
-    /// Returns the timeout in milliseconds if there is some, otherwise returns `None`.
-    pub fn as_millis(&self) -> Option<u32> {
-        self.is_some().then_some(u32::try_from(self.0).unwrap())
-    }
-    /// Returns the timeout as a `Duration` if there is some, otherwise returns `None`.
-    pub fn timeout(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
-        self.as_millis()
-            .map(|x| Duration::from_millis(u64::from(x)))
-    }
-}
-
-/// Error type for integer conversions into `PollTimeout`.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum PollTimeoutTryFromError {
-    /// Passing a value less than -1 is invalid on some systems, see
-    /// <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?poll#end>.
-    TooNegative,
-    /// Passing a value greater than `i32::MAX` is invalid.
-    TooPositive,
-}
-
-impl std::fmt::Display for PollTimeoutTryFromError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        match self {
-            Self::TooNegative => write!(f, "Passed a negative timeout less than -1."),
-            Self::TooPositive => write!(f, "Passed a positive timeout greater than `i32::MAX` milliseconds.")
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl std::error::Error for PollTimeoutTryFromError {}
-
-impl<T: Into<PollTimeout>> From<Option<T>> for PollTimeout {
-    fn from(x: Option<T>) -> Self {
-        x.map_or(Self::NONE, |x| x.into())
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<Duration> for PollTimeout {
-    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
-    fn try_from(x: Duration) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(Self(
-            i32::try_from(x.as_millis())
-                .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
-        ))
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<u128> for PollTimeout {
-    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
-    fn try_from(x: u128) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(Self(
-            i32::try_from(x)
-                .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
-        ))
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<u64> for PollTimeout {
-    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
-    fn try_from(x: u64) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(Self(
-            i32::try_from(x)
-                .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
-        ))
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<u32> for PollTimeout {
-    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
-    fn try_from(x: u32) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(Self(
-            i32::try_from(x)
-                .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
-        ))
-    }
-}
-impl From<u16> for PollTimeout {
-    fn from(x: u16) -> Self {
-        Self(i32::from(x))
-    }
-}
-impl From<u8> for PollTimeout {
-    fn from(x: u8) -> Self {
-        Self(i32::from(x))
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<i128> for PollTimeout {
-    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
-    fn try_from(x: i128) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match x {
-            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
-            -1.. => Ok(Self(
-                i32::try_from(x)
-                    .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
-            )),
-        }
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<i64> for PollTimeout {
-    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
-    fn try_from(x: i64) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match x {
-            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
-            -1.. => Ok(Self(
-                i32::try_from(x)
-                    .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
-            )),
-        }
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<i32> for PollTimeout {
-    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
-    fn try_from(x: i32) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match x {
-            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
-            -1.. => Ok(Self(x)),
-        }
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<i16> for PollTimeout {
-    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
-    fn try_from(x: i16) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match x {
-            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
-            -1.. => Ok(Self(i32::from(x))),
-        }
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<i8> for PollTimeout {
-    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
-    fn try_from(x: i8) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        match x {
-            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
-            -1.. => Ok(Self(i32::from(x))),
-        }
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<PollTimeout> for Duration {
-    type Error = ();
-    fn try_from(x: PollTimeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, ()> {
-        x.timeout().ok_or(())
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<PollTimeout> for u128 {
-    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
-    fn try_from(x: PollTimeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Self::try_from(x.0)
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<PollTimeout> for u64 {
-    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
-    fn try_from(x: PollTimeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Self::try_from(x.0)
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<PollTimeout> for u32 {
-    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
-    fn try_from(x: PollTimeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Self::try_from(x.0)
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<PollTimeout> for u16 {
-    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
-    fn try_from(x: PollTimeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Self::try_from(x.0)
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<PollTimeout> for u8 {
-    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
-    fn try_from(x: PollTimeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Self::try_from(x.0)
-    }
-}
-impl From<PollTimeout> for i128 {
-    fn from(x: PollTimeout) -> Self {
-        Self::from(x.0)
-    }
-}
-impl From<PollTimeout> for i64 {
-    fn from(x: PollTimeout) -> Self {
-        Self::from(x.0)
-    }
-}
-impl From<PollTimeout> for i32 {
-    fn from(x: PollTimeout) -> Self {
-        x.0
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<PollTimeout> for i16 {
-    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
-    fn try_from(x: PollTimeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Self::try_from(x.0)
-    }
-}
-impl TryFrom<PollTimeout> for i8 {
-    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
-    fn try_from(x: PollTimeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Self::try_from(x.0)
-    }
-}
-
 /// `poll` waits for one of a set of file descriptors to become ready to perform I/O.
 /// ([`poll(2)`](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/poll.html))
 ///
@@ -414,11 +193,11 @@ impl TryFrom<PollTimeout> for i8 {
 ///
 /// Note that the timeout interval will be rounded up to the system clock
 /// granularity, and kernel scheduling delays mean that the blocking
-/// interval may overrun by a small amount.  Specifying a [`PollTimeout::NONE`]
+/// interval may overrun by a small amount.  Specifying a [`Timeout::NONE`]
 /// in timeout means an infinite timeout.  Specifying a timeout of
-/// [`PollTimeout::ZERO`] causes `poll()` to return immediately, even if no file
+/// [`Timeout::ZERO`] causes `poll()` to return immediately, even if no file
 /// descriptors are ready.
-pub fn poll<T: Into<PollTimeout>>(
+pub fn poll<T: Into<Timeout>>(
     fds: &mut [PollFd],
     timeout: T,
 ) -> Result<libc::c_int> {
diff --git a/src/sys/epoll.rs b/src/sys/epoll.rs
index 679f9c47d1..1eff1cbdea 100644
--- a/src/sys/epoll.rs
+++ b/src/sys/epoll.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::errno::Errno;
 use crate::Result;
+use crate::Timeout;
 use libc::{self, c_int};
 use std::mem;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsFd, AsRawFd, FromRawFd, OwnedFd, RawFd};
@@ -73,11 +74,12 @@ impl EpollEvent {
 /// ```
 /// # use nix::sys::{epoll::{Epoll, EpollEvent, EpollFlags, EpollCreateFlags}, eventfd::{eventfd, EfdFlags}};
 /// # use nix::unistd::write;
+/// # use nix::Timeout;
 /// # use std::os::unix::io::{OwnedFd, FromRawFd, AsFd};
 /// # use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
 /// # fn main() -> nix::Result<()> {
 /// const DATA: u64 = 17;
-/// const MILLIS: u64 = 100;
+/// const MILLIS: u8 = 100;
 ///
 /// // Create epoll
 /// let epoll = Epoll::new(EpollCreateFlags::empty())?;
@@ -92,11 +94,11 @@ impl EpollEvent {
 ///
 /// // Wait on event
 /// let mut events = [EpollEvent::empty()];
-/// epoll.wait(&mut events, MILLIS as isize)?;
+/// epoll.wait(&mut events, MILLIS)?;
 ///
 /// // Assert data correct & timeout didn't occur
 /// assert_eq!(events[0].data(), DATA);
-/// assert!(now.elapsed() < Duration::from_millis(MILLIS));
+/// assert!(now.elapsed().as_millis() < MILLIS.into());
 /// # Ok(())
 /// # }
 /// ```
@@ -140,17 +142,17 @@ impl Epoll {
     /// (This can be thought of as fetching items from the ready list of the epoll instance.)
     ///
     /// [`epoll_wait`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/epoll_wait.2.html)
-    pub fn wait(
+    pub fn wait<T: Into<Timeout>>(
         &self,
         events: &mut [EpollEvent],
-        timeout: isize,
+        timeout: T,
     ) -> Result<usize> {
         let res = unsafe {
             libc::epoll_wait(
                 self.0.as_raw_fd(),
                 events.as_mut_ptr().cast(),
                 events.len() as c_int,
-                timeout as c_int,
+                timeout.into().into(),
             )
         };
 
diff --git a/src/timeout.rs b/src/timeout.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ee0c8a619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/timeout.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+/// Timeout argument for [`poll`].
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
+pub struct Timeout(i32);
+
+impl Timeout {
+    /// Blocks indefinitely.
+    ///
+    /// > Specifying a negative value in timeout means an infinite timeout.
+    pub const NONE: Self = Self(-1);
+    /// Returns immediately.
+    ///
+    /// > Specifying a timeout of zero causes poll() to return immediately, even if no file
+    /// > descriptors are ready.
+    pub const ZERO: Self = Self(0);
+    /// Blocks for at most [`std::i32::MAX`] milliseconds.
+    pub const MAX: Self = Self(i32::MAX);
+    /// Returns if `self` equals [`Timeout::NONE`].
+    pub fn is_none(&self) -> bool {
+        // > Specifying a negative value in timeout means an infinite timeout.
+        *self <= Self::NONE
+    }
+    /// Returns if `self` does not equal [`Timeout::NONE`].
+    pub fn is_some(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.is_none()
+    }
+    /// Returns the timeout in milliseconds if there is some, otherwise returns `None`.
+    pub fn as_millis(&self) -> Option<u32> {
+        self.is_some().then_some(u32::try_from(self.0).unwrap())
+    }
+    /// Returns the timeout as a `Duration` if there is some, otherwise returns `None`.
+    pub fn duration(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
+        self.as_millis()
+            .map(|x| Duration::from_millis(u64::from(x)))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Error type for integer conversions into `Timeout`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum PollTimeoutTryFromError {
+    /// Passing a value less than -1 is invalid on some systems, see
+    /// <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?poll#end>.
+    TooNegative,
+    /// Passing a value greater than `i32::MAX` is invalid.
+    TooPositive,
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for PollTimeoutTryFromError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::TooNegative => write!(f, "Passed a negative timeout less than -1."),
+            Self::TooPositive => write!(f, "Passed a positive timeout greater than `i32::MAX` milliseconds.")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for PollTimeoutTryFromError {}
+
+impl<T: Into<Timeout>> From<Option<T>> for Timeout {
+    fn from(x: Option<T>) -> Self {
+        x.map_or(Self::NONE, |x| x.into())
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<Duration> for Timeout {
+    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
+    fn try_from(x: Duration) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Self(
+            i32::try_from(x.as_millis())
+                .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<u128> for Timeout {
+    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
+    fn try_from(x: u128) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Self(
+            i32::try_from(x)
+                .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<u64> for Timeout {
+    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
+    fn try_from(x: u64) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Self(
+            i32::try_from(x)
+                .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<u32> for Timeout {
+    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
+    fn try_from(x: u32) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Self(
+            i32::try_from(x)
+                .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+impl From<u16> for Timeout {
+    fn from(x: u16) -> Self {
+        Self(i32::from(x))
+    }
+}
+impl From<u8> for Timeout {
+    fn from(x: u8) -> Self {
+        Self(i32::from(x))
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<i128> for Timeout {
+    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
+    fn try_from(x: i128) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match x {
+            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
+            -1.. => Ok(Self(
+                i32::try_from(x)
+                    .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<i64> for Timeout {
+    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
+    fn try_from(x: i64) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match x {
+            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
+            -1.. => Ok(Self(
+                i32::try_from(x)
+                    .map_err(|_| PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooPositive)?,
+            )),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<i32> for Timeout {
+    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
+    fn try_from(x: i32) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match x {
+            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
+            -1.. => Ok(Self(x)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<i16> for Timeout {
+    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
+    fn try_from(x: i16) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match x {
+            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
+            -1.. => Ok(Self(i32::from(x))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<i8> for Timeout {
+    type Error = PollTimeoutTryFromError;
+    fn try_from(x: i8) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match x {
+            ..=-2 => Err(PollTimeoutTryFromError::TooNegative),
+            -1.. => Ok(Self(i32::from(x))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<Timeout> for Duration {
+    type Error = ();
+    fn try_from(x: Timeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, ()> {
+        x.duration().ok_or(())
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<Timeout> for u128 {
+    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
+    fn try_from(x: Timeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::try_from(x.0)
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<Timeout> for u64 {
+    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
+    fn try_from(x: Timeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::try_from(x.0)
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<Timeout> for u32 {
+    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
+    fn try_from(x: Timeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::try_from(x.0)
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<Timeout> for u16 {
+    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
+    fn try_from(x: Timeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::try_from(x.0)
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<Timeout> for u8 {
+    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
+    fn try_from(x: Timeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::try_from(x.0)
+    }
+}
+impl From<Timeout> for i128 {
+    fn from(x: Timeout) -> Self {
+        Self::from(x.0)
+    }
+}
+impl From<Timeout> for i64 {
+    fn from(x: Timeout) -> Self {
+        Self::from(x.0)
+    }
+}
+impl From<Timeout> for i32 {
+    fn from(x: Timeout) -> Self {
+        x.0
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<Timeout> for i16 {
+    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
+    fn try_from(x: Timeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::try_from(x.0)
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<Timeout> for i8 {
+    type Error = <Self as TryFrom<i32>>::Error;
+    fn try_from(x: Timeout) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::try_from(x.0)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/test_poll.rs b/test/test_poll.rs
index 4227f59994..81a18c943b 100644
--- a/test/test_poll.rs
+++ b/test/test_poll.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use nix::{
     errno::Errno,
-    poll::{poll, PollFd, PollFlags, PollTimeout},
+    poll::{poll, PollFd, PollFlags},
     unistd::{pipe, write},
+    Timeout,
 };
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsFd, BorrowedFd};
 
@@ -23,14 +24,14 @@ fn test_poll() {
     let mut fds = [PollFd::new(r.as_fd(), PollFlags::POLLIN)];
 
     // Poll an idle pipe.  Should timeout
-    let nfds = loop_while_eintr!(poll(&mut fds, PollTimeout::from(100u8)));
+    let nfds = loop_while_eintr!(poll(&mut fds, Timeout::from(100u8)));
     assert_eq!(nfds, 0);
     assert!(!fds[0].revents().unwrap().contains(PollFlags::POLLIN));
 
     write(&w, b".").unwrap();
 
     // Poll a readable pipe.  Should return an event.
-    let nfds = poll(&mut fds, PollTimeout::from(100u8)).unwrap();
+    let nfds = poll(&mut fds, Timeout::from(100u8)).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(nfds, 1);
     assert!(fds[0].revents().unwrap().contains(PollFlags::POLLIN));
 }