ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
	defer cancel()

	c := make(chan ioret[V], 1)
	go func() {
		v, err := work(ctx)
		c <- ioret[V]{val: v, err: err}
	}()

	select {
	case v := <-c:
		return v.val, v.err
	case <-ctx.Done():
		var zero V
		return zero, ctx.Err()
	}
}