diff --git a/include/EventManager/Participant.hpp b/include/EventManager/Participant.hpp
index 56329b6..8a3c76f 100644
--- a/include/EventManager/Participant.hpp
+++ b/include/EventManager/Participant.hpp
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
       */
       void _waitForEvent();
 
+      /**
+      * @brief wait for a new event with timeout
+      */
+      void _waitForEvent(std::uint32_t timeoutMS);
 
       /**
       * @brief This method subscribes the participant to an event type
diff --git a/src/EventManager/Participant.cpp b/src/EventManager/Participant.cpp
index f511e0a..35c2357 100644
--- a/src/EventManager/Participant.cpp
+++ b/src/EventManager/Participant.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
  #include <EventManager/Participant.hpp>
  #include <EventManager/Manager.hpp>
  #include <iostream>
+ #include <chrono>
+ using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
 
 EventManager::Participant::Participant() : manager_(nullptr),
                                   isScheduledByManager_(false), isQueueLocked_(false)
@@ -91,6 +94,14 @@ void EventManager::Participant::_waitForEvent()
   isQueueLocked_=true;
 }
 
+void EventManager::Participant::_waitForEvent(std::uint32_t timeoutMS)
+{
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutexEventQueue_);
+  newEventInQueue_.wait_for(lock,timeoutMS*1ms);
+  isQueueLocked_=true;
+}
+
+
 void EventManager::Participant::_enableScheduling()
 {
   if (manager_ == nullptr)