Timed loop running parallel with Queues

I was wondering if it is possible to have a Producer/Consumer Pattern with a timed loop that is not just executed when it is called by the queue or from the Producer Loop, but also executes the timeout after a given time.
Thanks in advance, Oliver
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lol
thank you Norbert great advice
I was so focused on wanting to use a Timed Loop that I totally forgot about the dequeue TimeOut
cheers Olli

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