diff --git a/assistant_skill_analysis/inferencing/inferencer.py b/assistant_skill_analysis/inferencing/inferencer.py
index 9375355..c3dfa19 100644
--- a/assistant_skill_analysis/inferencing/inferencer.py
+++ b/assistant_skill_analysis/inferencing/inferencer.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ def inference(
     assistant_id=None,
     skill_id=None,
     intent_to_action_mapping=None,
+    timeout=1
 ):
     """
     query the message api to generate results on the test data
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ def inference(
             skill_id=skill_id,
             assistant_id=assistant_id,
             intent_to_action_mapping=intent_to_action_mapping,
+            timeout=timeout
         )
     return result_df
 
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ def thread_inference(
     assistant_id=None,
     skill_id=None,
     intent_to_action_mapping=None,
+    timeout=1
 ):
     """
     Perform multi thread inference for faster inference time
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ def thread_inference(
         futures[future] = (test_example, ground_truth)
 
     for future in tqdm(futures):
-        res = future.result(timeout=1)
+        res = future.result(timeout=timeout)
         test_example, ground_truth = futures[future]
         result.append(
             process_result(
diff --git a/new_experience_skill_analysis.ipynb b/new_experience_skill_analysis.ipynb
index 3717188..d632afe 100644
--- a/new_experience_skill_analysis.ipynb
+++ b/new_experience_skill_analysis.ipynb
@@ -606,12 +606,15 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "THREAD_NUM = min(4, os.cpu_count() if os.cpu_count() else 1)\n",
-    "\n",
+    "# increase timeout if you experience `TimeoutError`. \n",
+    "# Increasing the `TIMEOUT` allows the process more breathing room to compete\n",
+    "TIMEOUT = 1 \n",
     "full_results = inferencer.inference(conversation,\n",
     "                                    test_df,\n",
     "                                    max_thread=THREAD_NUM, \n",
     "                                    assistant_id=ASSISTANT_ID,\n",
-    "                                    intent_to_action_mapping=intent_to_action_mapping\n",
+    "                                    intent_to_action_mapping=intent_to_action_mapping,\n",
+    "                                    timeout=TIMEOUT\n",
     "                                   )"
    ]
   },
@@ -782,13 +785,16 @@
     "utterance = \"what can i do to talk to someone\"  # input example\n",
     "intent = \"Schedule An Appointment\"  # input an intent in your workspace which you are interested in.\n",
     "\n",
-    "\n",
+    "# increase timeout if you experience `TimeoutError`. \n",
+    "# Increasing the `TIMEOUT` allows the process more breathing room to compete\n",
+    "TIMEOUT = 1 \n",
     "inference_results = inferencer.inference(conversation=conversation, \n",
     "                                         test_data=pd.DataFrame({'utterance':[utterance], \n",
     "                                                                 'intent':[intent]}), \n",
     "                                         max_thread = 1, \n",
     "                                         assistant_id=ASSISTANT_ID,\n",
     "                                         intent_to_action_mapping=intent_to_action_mapping,\n",
+    "                                         timeout=TIMEOUT\n",
     "                                        )\n",
     "\n",
     "highlighter.get_highlights_in_batch_multi_thread(conversation=conversation, \n",