diff --git a/hooks/hooks.go b/hooks/hooks.go
index 47b454a..b61048e 100644
--- a/hooks/hooks.go
+++ b/hooks/hooks.go
@@ -9,37 +9,37 @@ import (
 var globalHooks = &Hooks{}
 
 type Hooks struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
 	nextDrops []reactor.FnOnDiscard
 	errDrops  []reactor.FnOnError
-	locker    sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 func (p *Hooks) OnNextDrop(t reactor.Any) {
-	p.locker.RLock()
+	p.RLock()
+	defer p.RUnlock()
 	for _, fn := range p.nextDrops {
 		fn(t)
 	}
-	p.locker.RUnlock()
 }
 
 func (p *Hooks) OnErrorDrop(e error) {
-	p.locker.RLock()
+	p.RLock()
+	defer p.RUnlock()
 	for _, fn := range p.errDrops {
 		fn(e)
 	}
-	p.locker.RUnlock()
 }
 
 func (p *Hooks) registerOnNextDrop(fn reactor.FnOnDiscard) {
-	p.locker.Lock()
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
 	p.nextDrops = append(p.nextDrops, fn)
-	p.locker.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (p *Hooks) registerOnErrorDrop(fn reactor.FnOnError) {
-	p.locker.Lock()
+	p.Lock()
+	defer p.Unlock()
 	p.errDrops = append(p.errDrops, fn)
-	p.locker.Unlock()
 }
 
 func Global() *Hooks {
diff --git a/mono/mono.go b/mono/mono.go
index 3a4b7d2..e64e29f 100644
--- a/mono/mono.go
+++ b/mono/mono.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Mono interface {
 	DoOnDiscard(reactor.FnOnDiscard) Mono
 	SwitchIfEmpty(alternative Mono) Mono
 	DelayElement(delay time.Duration) Mono
+	Timeout(timeout time.Duration) Mono
 }
 
 type Processor interface {
diff --git a/mono/mono_test.go b/mono/mono_test.go
index ac5fcf6..ed2b6d2 100644
--- a/mono/mono_test.go
+++ b/mono/mono_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jjeffcaii/reactor-go"
+	"github.com/jjeffcaii/reactor-go/hooks"
 	"github.com/jjeffcaii/reactor-go/mono"
 	"github.com/jjeffcaii/reactor-go/scheduler"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -377,3 +378,45 @@ func TestMapWithError(t *testing.T) {
 		Block(context.Background())
 	assert.Equal(t, fakeErr, err, "should return error")
 }
+
+func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	fakeErr := errors.New("fake err")
+	dropped := new(int32)
+	errorDropped := new(int32)
+	hooks.OnNextDrop(func(v reactor.Any) {
+		atomic.AddInt32(dropped, 1)
+	})
+	hooks.OnErrorDrop(func(e error) {
+		atomic.AddInt32(errorDropped, 1)
+	})
+	_, err := mono.
+		Create(func(ctx context.Context, s mono.Sink) {
+			time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+			s.Success("hello")
+		}).
+		Timeout(100 * time.Millisecond).
+		Block(context.Background())
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	assert.Equal(t, int32(1), atomic.LoadInt32(dropped))
+
+	value, err := mono.Just("hello").Timeout(100 * time.Millisecond).Block(context.Background())
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "hello", value)
+
+	_, err = mono.Error(fakeErr).Timeout(100 * time.Millisecond).Block(context.Background())
+	assert.Equal(t, fakeErr, err)
+
+	_, err = mono.Create(func(ctx context.Context, s mono.Sink) {
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		s.Error(err)
+	}).Timeout(500 * time.Millisecond).Block(context.Background())
+	assert.Equal(t, fakeErr, err)
+
+	_, err = mono.Create(func(ctx context.Context, s mono.Sink) {
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		s.Error(err)
+	}).Timeout(50 * time.Millisecond).Block(context.Background())
+	assert.True(t, reactor.IsCancelledError(err))
+	assert.Equal(t, int32(1), atomic.LoadInt32(errorDropped))
+}
diff --git a/mono/mono_timeout.go b/mono/mono_timeout.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9838f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mono/mono_timeout.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package mono
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jjeffcaii/reactor-go"
+	"github.com/jjeffcaii/reactor-go/hooks"
+	"github.com/jjeffcaii/reactor-go/internal"
+)
+
+type monoTimeout struct {
+	source  reactor.RawPublisher
+	timeout time.Duration
+}
+
+type timeoutSubscriber struct {
+	actual  reactor.Subscriber
+	timeout time.Duration
+	done    chan struct{}
+}
+
+func (t *timeoutSubscriber) OnComplete() {
+	select {
+	case <-t.done:
+	default:
+		close(t.done)
+		t.actual.OnComplete()
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *timeoutSubscriber) OnError(err error) {
+	select {
+	case <-t.done:
+		hooks.Global().OnErrorDrop(err)
+	default:
+		close(t.done)
+		t.actual.OnError(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *timeoutSubscriber) OnNext(any reactor.Any) {
+	select {
+	case <-t.done:
+		hooks.Global().OnNextDrop(any)
+	default:
+		t.actual.OnNext(any)
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *timeoutSubscriber) OnSubscribe(ctx context.Context, subscription reactor.Subscription) {
+	timer := time.NewTimer(t.timeout)
+	go func() {
+		defer timer.Stop()
+		select {
+		case <-timer.C:
+			t.OnError(reactor.ErrSubscribeCancelled)
+		case <-t.done:
+		}
+	}()
+	t.actual.OnSubscribe(ctx, subscription)
+}
+
+func (m *monoTimeout) SubscribeWith(ctx context.Context, subscriber reactor.Subscriber) {
+	subscriber = internal.ExtractRawSubscriber(subscriber)
+	ts := &timeoutSubscriber{
+		actual:  subscriber,
+		timeout: m.timeout,
+		done:    make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+	subscriber = internal.NewCoreSubscriber(ts)
+	m.source.SubscribeWith(ctx, subscriber)
+}
+
+func newMonoTimeout(source reactor.RawPublisher, timeout time.Duration) *monoTimeout {
+	return &monoTimeout{
+		source:  source,
+		timeout: timeout,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mono/wrapper.go b/mono/wrapper.go
index 1572b63..eaccb2a 100644
--- a/mono/wrapper.go
+++ b/mono/wrapper.go
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ func (p wrapper) DelayElement(delay time.Duration) Mono {
 	return wrap(newMonoDelayElement(p.RawPublisher, delay, scheduler.Elastic()))
 }
 
+func (p wrapper) Timeout(timeout time.Duration) Mono {
+	if timeout <= 0 {
+		return p
+	}
+	return wrap(newMonoTimeout(p.RawPublisher, timeout))
+}
+
 func (p wrapper) Block(ctx context.Context) (value Any, err error) {
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	p.