diff --git a/cron.go b/cron.go
index d59f9fe..7bd2ddd 100644
--- a/cron.go
+++ b/cron.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import "context"
 // tasks on time intervals.
 type cron struct {
 	trimFunc func() bool
+	fastTiming bool
 	timing struct {
 		trimInterval time.Duration
 	}
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ func (this *cron) Configure (config Config) error {
 		}
 		this.timing.trimInterval = value
 	}
+	if this.fastTiming {
+		this.timing.trimInterval = time.Second * 10
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/environment.go b/environment.go
index 50cca69..bd138de 100644
--- a/environment.go
+++ b/environment.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type environment struct {
 	done        context.CancelCauseFunc
 	group       sync.WaitGroup
 	conf        MutableConfig
+	cron        *cron
 
 	// flags stores information from built-in flags.
 	flags struct {
@@ -81,10 +82,11 @@ func (this *environment) Run(name, description string, actors ...Actor) {
 	this.name = name
 	this.description = description
 	this.actors = usync.NewRWMonitor(&actorSets { })
-	this.addToSets(actors...)
-	this.addToSets(&cron {
+	this.cron = &cron {
 		trimFunc: this.phase70_5Trimming,
-	})
+	}
+	this.addToSets(actors...)
+	this.addToSets(this.cron)
 	
 	if !this.phase10FlagParsing()              { os.Exit(2) }
 	if !this.phase13PidFileCreation()          { os.Exit(1) }
@@ -438,8 +440,7 @@ func (this *environment) applyConfig() error {
 	if err != nil { return err }
 
 	if this.flags.fastTiming {
-		this.timing.shutdownTimeout.Store(this.timing.shutdownTimeout.Load() / 60)
-		// TODO: quicken trim interval
+		this.timing.shutdownTimeout.Store(time.Second * 10)
 	}
 	
 	return nil
diff --git a/phases.go b/phases.go
index 0fd87c3..7e3dd2a 100644
--- a/phases.go
+++ b/phases.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func (this *environment) phase10FlagParsing() bool {
 	}
 	if _, ok := flagFastTiming.First(); ok {
 		this.flags.fastTiming = true
+		this.cron.fastTiming = true
 	}
 	return true
 }