LOGGER.debug("Thread {} synching at tick {}", Thread.currentThread(), tick);

        lock.lock();
        try {
            ClockTickImpl clockTick = getTick(tick);
            if (!clockTick.isImmediatelyAfter(currentTick)) {
                throw new RuntimeException(String.format("Cannot wait for %s, as clock is currently at %s.", clockTick,
                        currentTick));
            }