diff --git a/async/unstable_deadline.ts b/async/unstable_deadline.ts
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+// Copyright 2018-2025 the Deno authors. MIT license.
+// This module is browser compatible.
+
+import { abortable } from "./abortable.ts";
+
+/** Options for {@linkcode deadline}. */
+export interface DeadlineOptions {
+  /** Signal used to abort the deadline. */
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  /**
+   * Allow the deadline to be infinite.
+   *
+   * @experimental **UNSTABLE**: New API, yet to be vetted.
+   */
+  allowInfinity?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create a promise which will be rejected with {@linkcode DOMException} when
+ * a given delay is exceeded.
+ *
+ * Note: Prefer to use {@linkcode AbortSignal.timeout} instead for the APIs
+ * that accept {@linkcode AbortSignal}.
+ *
+ * @throws {DOMException & { name: "TimeoutError" }} If the provided duration
+ * runs out before resolving.
+ * @throws {DOMException & { name: "AbortError" }} If the optional signal is
+ * aborted with the default `reason` before resolving or timing out.
+ * @throws {AbortSignal["reason"]} If the optional signal is aborted with a
+ * custom `reason` before resolving or timing out.
+ * @typeParam T The type of the provided and returned promise.
+ * @param p The promise to make rejectable.
+ * @param ms Duration in milliseconds for when the promise should time out.
+ * @param options Additional options.
+ * @returns A promise that will reject if the provided duration runs out before resolving.
+ *
+ * @example Usage
+ * ```ts ignore
+ * import { deadline } from "@std/async/deadline";
+ * import { delay } from "@std/async/delay";
+ *
+ * const delayedPromise = delay(1_000);
+ * // Below throws `DOMException` after 10 ms
+ * const result = await deadline(delayedPromise, 10);
+ * ```
+ */
+export async function deadline<T>(
+  p: Promise<T>,
+  ms: number,
+  options: DeadlineOptions = {},
+): Promise<T> {
+  const signals: AbortSignal[] = [];
+  if ((!options?.allowInfinity) || (ms !== Infinity)) {
+    signals.push(AbortSignal.timeout(ms));
+  }
+  if (options.signal) signals.push(options.signal);
+  return await abortable(p, AbortSignal.any(signals));
+}
diff --git a/async/unstable_deadline_test.ts b/async/unstable_deadline_test.ts
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+// Copyright 2018-2025 the Deno authors. MIT license.
+import { assertEquals, assertRejects } from "@std/assert";
+import { delay } from "./delay.ts";
+import { deadline } from "./unstable_deadline.ts";
+
+Deno.test("deadline() returns fulfilled promise", async () => {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const { signal } = controller;
+  const p = delay(100, { signal })
+    .catch(() => {})
+    .then(() => "Hello");
+  const result = await deadline(p, 1000);
+  assertEquals(result, "Hello");
+  controller.abort();
+});
+
+Deno.test("deadline() throws DOMException", async () => {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const { signal } = controller;
+  const p = delay(1000, { signal })
+    .catch(() => {})
+    .then(() => "Hello");
+  const error = await assertRejects(
+    () => deadline(p, 100),
+    DOMException,
+    "Signal timed out.",
+  );
+  assertEquals(error.name, "TimeoutError");
+  controller.abort();
+});
+
+Deno.test("deadline() throws when promise is rejected", async () => {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const { signal } = controller;
+  const p = delay(100, { signal })
+    .catch(() => {})
+    .then(() => Promise.reject(new Error("booom")));
+  await assertRejects(
+    async () => {
+      await deadline(p, 1000);
+    },
+    Error,
+    "booom",
+  );
+  controller.abort();
+});
+
+Deno.test("deadline() handles non-aborted signal", async () => {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const { signal } = controller;
+  const p = delay(100, { signal })
+    .catch(() => {})
+    .then(() => "Hello");
+  const abort = new AbortController();
+  const result = await deadline(p, 1000, { signal: abort.signal });
+  assertEquals(result, "Hello");
+  controller.abort();
+});
+
+Deno.test("deadline() handles aborted signal after delay", async () => {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const { signal } = controller;
+  const p = delay(100, { signal })
+    .catch(() => {})
+    .then(() => "Hello");
+  const abort = new AbortController();
+  const promise = deadline(p, 100, { signal: abort.signal });
+  abort.abort();
+  const error = await assertRejects(
+    () => promise,
+    DOMException,
+    "The signal has been aborted",
+  );
+  assertEquals(error.name, "AbortError");
+  controller.abort();
+});
+
+Deno.test("deadline() handles already aborted signal", async () => {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const { signal } = controller;
+  const p = delay(100, { signal })
+    .catch(() => {})
+    .then(() => "Hello");
+  const abort = new AbortController();
+  abort.abort();
+  const error = await assertRejects(
+    () => deadline(p, 100, { signal: abort.signal }),
+    DOMException,
+    "The signal has been aborted",
+  );
+  assertEquals(error.name, "AbortError");
+  controller.abort();
+});
+
+Deno.test("deadline() supports allowInfinity option", async () => {
+  await assertRejects(
+    () => deadline(Promise.resolve("Hello"), Infinity),
+    TypeError,
+    "Argument 1 is not a finite number",
+  );
+  await deadline(Promise.resolve("Hello"), Infinity, { allowInfinity: true });
+});