The 'timer' module is not the timer wheel in the BEAM VM. The 'timer' module is a slow, old, module which works really well for small developments, but fails in

The 'timer' module is not the timer wheel in the BEAM VM. The 'timer' module is a slow, old, module which works really well for small developments, but fails in the large scale. The common caveat against its use still holds. The timer wheel is part of the VM and is not directly accessible by Erlang programs. Only through indirect use via a number of constructs/functions manipulating timers.