Is there a way to immediately abort a timed loop

Question

Im writing a program that when completed, could run for a very very long time. But I need a timed loop to execute every 60 secs. The two option I have come up with are these
1. Timed Loop executing every minute
2. Timed Loop executing every second, but processing the contents every minute.
First way means I can't stop the loop until the time expires (more desirable than the 2nd option), the second option relies on the ability to determine when a minute is up based upon a 1Hz iteration rate, but from what I am reading, the iteration counter will eventually get to its max value and just hold its value, while the loop continues to execute (hence I lose my logic for content execution)
I'm really hoping there is a way to do an immediate abort of a Timed Loop, but i'm not finding a way, lol
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Answer 1

If you want to use a timed loop, you can stop it at any time using the Stop Timed Structure tool. (even if the conditional terminal is hardwired to never stop!)
For example in the following code draft, pressing the stop button will stop and complete the timed loop immediately, no matter how long the interval is.
(Note: Configure the timed loop to get the current name, or set your own)
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