diff --git a/metadata.go b/metadata.go
index 6b2cd81..93b13ec 100644
--- a/metadata.go
+++ b/metadata.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package druid
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
 	"strings"
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ func fillDataSourceName(in string, ds string) string {
 
 // AwaitDataSourceAvailable awaits for a datasource to be visible in druid table listing.
 func (md *MetadataService) AwaitDataSourceAvailable(dataSourceName string) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), md.awaitTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(md.tickerDuration)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 	q := query.
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ func (md *MetadataService) AwaitDataSourceAvailable(dataSourceName string) error
 			if len(res) >= 1 && res[0].Cnt == 1 {
 				return nil
 			}
-		case <-time.After(md.awaitTimeout):
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return errors.New("AwaitDataSourceAvailable timeout")
 		}
 	}
@@ -92,6 +95,8 @@ var datasourceRecordsQuery string
 
 // AwaitRecordsCount awaits for specific recordsCount in a given datasource.
 func (md *MetadataService) AwaitRecordsCount(dataSourceName string, recordsCount int) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), md.awaitTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(md.tickerDuration)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 	q := query.NewSQL()
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ func (md *MetadataService) AwaitRecordsCount(dataSourceName string, recordsCount
 			if len(res) >= 1 && res[0].Cnt == recordsCount {
 				return nil
 			}
-		case <-time.After(md.awaitTimeout):
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return errors.New("AwaitRecordsCount timeout")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tasks_test.go b/tasks_test.go
index a2934cd..64eaa89 100644
--- a/tasks_test.go
+++ b/tasks_test.go
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ func TriggerIngestionTask[T any](d *Client, dataSourceName string, entries []T)
 
 // AwaitTaskCompletion waits for the task to complete. Function timeouts with an error after awaitTimeout nanoseconds.
 func AwaitTaskCompletion(client *Client, taskID string, awaitTimeout time.Duration, tickerDuration time.Duration) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), awaitTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(tickerDuration)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 L:
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ L:
 				continue
 			}
 			break L
-		case <-time.After(awaitTimeout):
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return errors.New("AwaitTaskRunning timeout")
 		}
 	}
@@ -82,6 +85,9 @@ L:
 
 // AwaitTaskStatus waits for the druid task status for the maximum of awaitTimeout duration, querying druid task API.
 func AwaitTaskStatus(client *Client, taskID string, status string, awaitTimeout time.Duration, tickerDuration time.Duration) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), awaitTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(tickerDuration)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 	for {
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ func AwaitTaskStatus(client *Client, taskID string, status string, awaitTimeout
 			if res.Status.Status == status {
 				return nil
 			}
-		case <-time.After(awaitTimeout):
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return errors.New("AwaitTaskRunning timeout")
 		}
 	}