// We are hitting the timeout relatively few times,
		// so decrease the timeout towards 25 % of maximum time spent.
		maxDur = maxDur * 125 / 100

		timeout := atomic.LoadInt64(&dt.timeout)
		if maxDur < time.Duration(timeout) {
			// Move 50% toward the max.
			timeout = (int64(maxDur) + timeout) / 2
		}
		if timeout < dt.minimum {
			timeout = dt.minimum
		}
		atomic.StoreInt64(&dt.timeout, timeout)
	}