diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ let httpClient = HTTPClient(eventLoopGroupProvider: .createNew,
 ```
 or on a per-request basis:
 ```swift
-let timeout = HTTPClient.Timeout(connect: .seconds(1), read: .seconds(1))
-httpClient.execute(request: request, timeout: timeout)
+httpClient.execute(request: request, deadline: .now() + .milliseconds(1))
 ```
 
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