Do you mean something like this: 

(define time-limit .1)

(define-syntax-rule
  (check-termination e)
  (check-false (false? (sync/timeout time-limit (thread (λ () (list e)))))))

(check-termination (+ 1 1))
(check-termination #f)
(check-termination (let loop () (loop)))


— Matthias


> On Aug 18, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Mitchell Wand <mwa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Of course you can't test for non-termination, but is there a relatively 
> simple way to write something like
> 
> (check-doesnt-terminate-quickly <thunk> <maybe some time limit>)
> 
> which would fail if the thunk terminates within the time limit, and succeeds 
> otherwise?  
> 
> This would be useful in testing expressions that are claimed not to terminate.
> 
> For this use case, it doesn't matter if the time limit is only approximate.
> 
> --Mitch
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