checkNotNull(executor, "Executor was null.");

    // Lock while we check state. We must maintain the lock while adding the new pair so that
    // another thread can't run the list out from under us. We only add to the list if we have not
    // yet started execution.
    synchronized (this) {
      if (!executed) {
        runnables = new RunnableExecutorPair(runnable, executor, runnables);
        return;