eachQueue@ for (queue in readyQueues) {
        val candidate = queue.futureTasks[0]
        val candidateDelay = maxOf(0L, candidate.nextExecuteNanoTime - now)

        when {
          // Compute the delay of the soonest-executable task.
          candidateDelay > 0L -> {
            minDelayNanos = minOf(candidateDelay, minDelayNanos)
            continue@eachQueue
          }