diff --git a/modules.go b/modules.go
index 500e816..1517339 100644
--- a/modules.go
+++ b/modules.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	coreio "dappco.re/go/core/io"
 	coreerr "dappco.re/go/core/log"
@@ -1129,53 +1130,38 @@ func (e *Executor) moduleGroupBy(host string, args map[string]any) (*TaskResult,
 }
 
 func (e *Executor) modulePause(ctx context.Context, args map[string]any) (*TaskResult, error) {
-	seconds := 0
+	duration := time.Duration(0)
 	if s, ok := args["seconds"].(int); ok {
-		seconds = s
+		duration += time.Duration(s) * time.Second
 	}
 	if s, ok := args["seconds"].(string); ok {
-		seconds, _ = strconv.Atoi(s)
+		if seconds, err := strconv.Atoi(s); err == nil {
+			duration += time.Duration(seconds) * time.Second
+		}
+	}
+	if m, ok := args["minutes"].(int); ok {
+		duration += time.Duration(m) * time.Minute
+	}
+	if s, ok := args["minutes"].(string); ok {
+		if minutes, err := strconv.Atoi(s); err == nil {
+			duration += time.Duration(minutes) * time.Minute
+		}
 	}
 
-	if seconds > 0 {
+	if duration > 0 {
+		timer := time.NewTimer(duration)
+		defer timer.Stop()
+
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return nil, ctx.Err()
-		case <-ctxSleep(ctx, seconds):
+		case <-timer.C:
 		}
 	}
 
 	return &TaskResult{Changed: false}, nil
 }
 
-func ctxSleep(ctx context.Context, seconds int) <-chan struct{} {
-	ch := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-		case <-sleepChan(seconds):
-		}
-		close(ch)
-	}()
-	return ch
-}
-
-func sleepChan(seconds int) <-chan struct{} {
-	ch := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		for range seconds {
-			select {
-			case <-ch:
-				return
-			default:
-				// Sleep 1 second at a time
-			}
-		}
-		close(ch)
-	}()
-	return ch
-}
-
 func normalizeStringList(value any) []string {
 	switch v := value.(type) {
 	case nil:
diff --git a/modules_adv_test.go b/modules_adv_test.go
index 0d3bab5..6391178 100644
--- a/modules_adv_test.go
+++ b/modules_adv_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package ansible
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -702,6 +704,23 @@ func TestModulesAdv_ModuleUnarchive_Bad_LocalFileNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "read src")
 }
 
+// --- pause module ---
+
+func TestModulesAdv_ModulePause_Good_WaitsForSeconds(t *testing.T) {
+	e := NewExecutor("/tmp")
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	result, err := e.modulePause(context.Background(), map[string]any{
+		"seconds": 1,
+	})
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, result)
+	assert.False(t, result.Changed)
+	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, elapsed, 900*time.Millisecond)
+}
+
 // --- include_vars module ---
 
 func TestModulesAdv_ModuleIncludeVars_Good_LoadSingleFile(t *testing.T) {