diff --git a/base/src/lib.rs b/base/src/lib.rs
index 1c98145d79..9a7a717d89 100644
--- a/base/src/lib.rs
+++ b/base/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub mod external_mapping;
 mod notifiers;
 pub mod scoped_event_macro;
 pub mod syslog;
+mod timer;
 mod tube;
 
 pub mod sys;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ pub use errno::{errno_result, Error, Result};
 pub use external_mapping::{Error as ExternalMappingError, Result as ExternalMappingResult, *};
 pub use notifiers::*;
 pub use scoped_event_macro::*;
+pub use timer::{FakeTimer, Timer};
 pub use tube::{Error as TubeError, RecvTube, Result as TubeResult, SendTube, Tube};
 
 cfg_if::cfg_if! {
@@ -28,7 +30,6 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         mod ioctl;
         mod mmap;
         mod shm;
-        mod timer;
         mod wait_context;
 
         pub use sys::unix;
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ cfg_if::cfg_if! {
             MemoryMapping, MemoryMappingBuilder, MemoryMappingBuilderUnix, Unix as MemoryMappingUnix,
         };
         pub use shm::{SharedMemory, Unix as SharedMemoryUnix};
-        pub use timer::{FakeTimer, Timer};
         pub use wait_context::{EventToken, EventType, TriggeredEvent, WaitContext};
      } else if #[cfg(windows)] {
         pub use tube::{deserialize_and_recv, serialize_and_send, set_duplicate_handle_tube, set_alias_pid, DuplicateHandleTube};
diff --git a/base/src/sys/windows/mod.rs b/base/src/sys/windows/mod.rs
index 3f91f93fd9..d7541eb10d 100644
--- a/base/src/sys/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/base/src/sys/windows/mod.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ mod priority;
 mod sched;
 mod shm;
 mod stream_channel;
+mod timer;
 
 pub mod thread;
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ pub use priority::*;
 pub use sched::*;
 pub use shm::*;
 pub use stream_channel::*;
+pub use timer::*;
 pub use win::*;
 
 pub use file_traits::{
diff --git a/base/src/sys/windows/win/timer.rs b/base/src/sys/windows/timer.rs
similarity index 92%
rename from base/src/sys/windows/win/timer.rs
rename to base/src/sys/windows/timer.rs
index 6d9e5a0363..e8efad098f 100644
--- a/base/src/sys/windows/win/timer.rs
+++ b/base/src/sys/windows/timer.rs
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ use winapi::{
     },
 };
 
-use super::{
-    super::{errno_result, win::nt_query_timer_resolution, Result},
-    Timer, WaitResult,
+use super::{errno_result, win::nt_query_timer_resolution, Result};
+use crate::{
+    descriptor::{AsRawDescriptor, FromRawDescriptor, SafeDescriptor},
+    timer::{Timer, WaitResult},
 };
-use crate::descriptor::{AsRawDescriptor, FromRawDescriptor, SafeDescriptor};
 
 impl AsRawHandle for Timer {
     fn as_raw_handle(&self) -> RawHandle {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl Timer {
     ///
     /// If timeout is not None, block for a maximum of the given `timeout` duration.
     /// If a timeout occurs, return WaitResult::Timeout.
-    pub fn wait(&mut self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Result<WaitResult> {
+    pub fn wait_for(&mut self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Result<WaitResult> {
         let timeout = match timeout {
             None => INFINITE,
             Some(dur) => dur.as_millis() as u32,
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ impl Timer {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Block for a maximum of the given `timeout` duration.
+    /// If a timeout occurs, return WaitResult::Timeout.
+    pub fn wait(&mut self) -> Result<WaitResult> {
+        self.wait_for(None)
+    }
+
     /// After a timer is triggered from an EventContext, mark the timer as having been waited for.
     /// If a timer is not marked waited, it will immediately trigger the event context again. This
     /// does not need to be called after calling Timer::wait.