diff --git a/examples/interactive-fractal/main.rs b/examples/interactive-fractal/main.rs
index 887d56878d..cafb746f76 100644
--- a/examples/interactive-fractal/main.rs
+++ b/examples/interactive-fractal/main.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn compute_then_render(
 ) {
     // Start the frame.
     let before_pipeline_future =
-        match renderer.acquire(Some(Duration::from_millis(0)), |swapchain_image_views| {
+        match renderer.acquire(Some(Duration::from_millis(1000)), |swapchain_image_views| {
             app.place_over_frame
                 .recreate_framebuffers(swapchain_image_views)
         }) {
diff --git a/examples/multi-window-game-of-life/main.rs b/examples/multi-window-game-of-life/main.rs
index 353bfeb131..d51badf1a8 100644
--- a/examples/multi-window-game-of-life/main.rs
+++ b/examples/multi-window-game-of-life/main.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fn compute_then_render(
 
     // Start the frame.
     let before_pipeline_future =
-        match window_renderer.acquire(Some(Duration::from_millis(0)), |swapchain_image_views| {
+        match window_renderer.acquire(Some(Duration::from_millis(1000)), |swapchain_image_views| {
             pipeline
                 .place_over_frame
                 .recreate_framebuffers(swapchain_image_views)
diff --git a/examples/triangle-util/main.rs b/examples/triangle-util/main.rs
index 3297b5a058..731209ead1 100644
--- a/examples/triangle-util/main.rs
+++ b/examples/triangle-util/main.rs
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), impl Error> {
 
                 // Begin rendering by acquiring the gpu future from the window renderer.
                 let previous_frame_end = window_renderer
-                    .acquire(Some(Duration::from_millis(1)), |swapchain_images| {
+                    .acquire(Some(Duration::from_millis(1000)), |swapchain_images| {
                         // Whenever the window resizes we need to recreate everything dependent
                         // on the window size. In this example that
                         // includes the swapchain, the framebuffers