diff --git a/syndicate-examples/timer-demo.rkt b/syndicate-examples/timer-demo.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95a3386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syndicate-examples/timer-demo.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#lang syndicate
+;;; SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+;;; SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2021 Tony Garnock-Jones <tonyg@leastfixedpoint.com>
+
+(require syndicate/drivers/timer)
+
+(module+ main
+  (actor-system/dataspace (ds)
+    (spawn-timer-driver ds)
+    (spawn (at ds
+             (log-info "waiting...")
+             (stop-when-timeout 2000
+               (log-info "done!"))))))
diff --git a/syndicate/drivers/timer.rkt b/syndicate/drivers/timer.rkt
index 25a5bb8..87fc3b4 100644
--- a/syndicate/drivers/timer.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/drivers/timer.rkt
@@ -114,10 +114,3 @@
 
 (define-syntax-rule (stop-when-timeout relative-msecs body ...)
   (on-timeout relative-msecs (stop-current-facet body ...)))
-
-(module+ main
-  (actor-system/dataspace (ds)
-    (spawn-timer-driver ds)
-    (spawn (at ds
-             (stop-when-timeout 2000
-               (log-info "hi!"))))))