diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index cd21c545..5132bd29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.version == '1.53.0' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event_name == 'pull_request')
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
-          cargo tarpaulin --out Xml --all --all-features -- --skip time::
+          cargo tarpaulin --out Xml --all --all-features
 
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         if: matrix.version == '1.53.0' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event_name == 'pull_request')
diff --git a/ntex-rt/CHANGES.md b/ntex-rt/CHANGES.md
index a4982e09..929f7a86 100644
--- a/ntex-rt/CHANGES.md
+++ b/ntex-rt/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [0.3.2] - 2021-12-10
+
+* Set spawn fn to ntex-util
+
 ## [0.3.1] - 2021-08-28
 
 * Re-export time as different module
diff --git a/ntex-rt/Cargo.toml b/ntex-rt/Cargo.toml
index a3c8082d..a54b9620 100644
--- a/ntex-rt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex-rt/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ntex-rt"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 authors = ["ntex contributors <team@ntex.rs>"]
 description = "ntex runtime"
 keywords = ["network", "framework", "async", "futures"]
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ name = "ntex_rt"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-ntex-util = "0.1.0"
+ntex-util = "0.1.2"
 pin-project-lite = "0.2"
 tokio = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["rt", "net", "time", "signal", "sync"] }
diff --git a/ntex-rt/src/builder.rs b/ntex-rt/src/builder.rs
index 5d73c770..a7ba02a3 100644
--- a/ntex-rt/src/builder.rs
+++ b/ntex-rt/src/builder.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ impl Builder {
         // start the system arbiter
         let _ = local.spawn_local(arb);
 
-        AsyncSystemRunner { stop, system }
+        AsyncSystemRunner {
+            stop,
+            _system: system,
+        }
     }
 
     fn create_runtime<F>(self, f: F) -> SystemRunner
@@ -99,6 +102,11 @@ impl Builder {
 
         let rt = Runtime::new().unwrap();
 
+        // set ntex-util spawn fn
+        ntex_util::set_spawn_fn(|fut| {
+            tokio::task::spawn_local(fut);
+        });
+
         // system arbiter
         let system = System::construct(
             sys_sender,
@@ -111,14 +119,18 @@ impl Builder {
         // init system arbiter and run configuration method
         rt.block_on(lazy(move |_| f()));
 
-        SystemRunner { rt, stop, system }
+        SystemRunner {
+            rt,
+            stop,
+            _system: system,
+        }
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AsyncSystemRunner {
     stop: Receiver<i32>,
-    system: System,
+    _system: System,
 }
 
 impl AsyncSystemRunner {
@@ -152,7 +164,7 @@ impl AsyncSystemRunner {
 pub struct SystemRunner {
     rt: Runtime,
     stop: Receiver<i32>,
-    system: System,
+    _system: System,
 }
 
 impl SystemRunner {
diff --git a/ntex-rt/src/runtime.rs b/ntex-rt/src/runtime.rs
index d9389476..364ea299 100644
--- a/ntex-rt/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/ntex-rt/src/runtime.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ impl Runtime {
     where
         F: Future,
     {
+        // set ntex-util spawn fn
+        ntex_util::set_spawn_fn(|fut| {
+            crate::spawn(fut);
+        });
+
         self.local.block_on(&self.rt, f)
     }
 }
diff --git a/ntex-service/Cargo.toml b/ntex-service/Cargo.toml
index 7dc4cb9e..1b066aa4 100644
--- a/ntex-service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex-service/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ name = "ntex_service"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-ntex-util = "0.1.1"
+ntex-util = "0.1.2"
 pin-project-lite = "0.2.6"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-ntex = "0.3.13"
+ntex = "0.4.13"
diff --git a/ntex-util/CHANGES.md b/ntex-util/CHANGES.md
index 042e0171..6377ce1c 100644
--- a/ntex-util/CHANGES.md
+++ b/ntex-util/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [0.1.2] - 2021-12-10
+
+* move in ntex::time utils
+
+* replace tokio::time with futures-timer
+
 ## [0.1.1] - 2021-04-11
 
 * next renamed to stream_recv
diff --git a/ntex-util/Cargo.toml b/ntex-util/Cargo.toml
index 02cf4572..fe88e1a4 100644
--- a/ntex-util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex-util/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ntex-util"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 authors = ["ntex contributors <team@ntex.rs>"]
 description = "Utilities for ntex framework"
 keywords = ["network", "framework", "async", "futures"]
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "1.2"
+log = "0.4"
 slab = "0.4"
+futures-timer = "3.0.2"
 futures-core = { version = "0.3.18", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 futures-sink = { version = "0.3.18", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 pin-project-lite = "0.2.6"
 
+backtrace = "*"
+
 [dev-dependencies]
-ntex = "0.3.14"
+ntex = "0.4.10"
+ntex-rt = "0.3.2"
+ntex-macros = "0.1.3"
+futures-util = { version = "0.3.18", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
diff --git a/ntex-util/src/channel/condition.rs b/ntex-util/src/channel/condition.rs
index 9ca6ecc6..ac00dc9f 100644
--- a/ntex-util/src/channel/condition.rs
+++ b/ntex-util/src/channel/condition.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::future::lazy;
 
-    #[ntex::test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     #[allow(clippy::unit_cmp)]
     async fn test_condition() {
         let cond = Condition::new();
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(waiter2.await, ());
     }
 
-    #[ntex::test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn test_condition_poll() {
         let cond = Condition::new();
         let waiter = cond.wait();
diff --git a/ntex-util/src/channel/oneshot.rs b/ntex-util/src/channel/oneshot.rs
index fe9f6134..8446afc6 100644
--- a/ntex-util/src/channel/oneshot.rs
+++ b/ntex-util/src/channel/oneshot.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::future::lazy;
 
-    #[ntex::test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn test_oneshot() {
         let (tx, rx) = channel();
         tx.send("test").unwrap();
diff --git a/ntex-util/src/channel/pool.rs b/ntex-util/src/channel/pool.rs
index b0c4568e..b900da44 100644
--- a/ntex-util/src/channel/pool.rs
+++ b/ntex-util/src/channel/pool.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::future::lazy;
 
-    #[ntex::test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn test_pool() {
         let p = new();
         let (tx, rx) = p.channel();
diff --git a/ntex-util/src/lib.rs b/ntex-util/src/lib.rs
index 9b7b34e7..70568dc8 100644
--- a/ntex-util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ntex-util/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,41 @@
 //! Utilities for ntex framework
+use std::{cell::RefCell, future::Future, pin::Pin};
+
 pub mod channel;
 pub mod future;
 pub mod task;
+pub mod time;
 
 pub use futures_core::{ready, Stream};
 pub use futures_sink::Sink;
+
+thread_local! {
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+    static SPAWNER: RefCell<Box<dyn Fn(Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()>>>)>> = RefCell::new(Box::new(|_| {
+        panic!("spawn fn is not configured");
+    }));
+}
+
+/// Spawn a future on the current thread.
+///
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// This function panics if spawn fn is not set.
+#[inline]
+pub fn spawn<F>(fut: F)
+where
+    F: Future<Output = ()> + 'static,
+{
+    SPAWNER.with(move |f| {
+        (*f.borrow())(Box::pin(fut));
+    });
+}
+
+pub fn set_spawn_fn<F>(f: F)
+where
+    F: Fn(Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()>>>) + 'static,
+{
+    SPAWNER.with(|ctx| {
+        *ctx.borrow_mut() = Box::new(f);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/ntex/src/time/mod.rs b/ntex-util/src/time/mod.rs
similarity index 91%
rename from ntex/src/time/mod.rs
rename to ntex-util/src/time/mod.rs
index 7753a1d1..aa538d2d 100644
--- a/ntex/src/time/mod.rs
+++ b/ntex-util/src/time/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //! Utilities for tracking time.
-
 use std::{future::Future, pin::Pin, task, task::Poll};
 
 mod types;
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ impl Interval {
 
     #[inline]
     pub async fn tick(&self) {
-        crate::util::poll_fn(|cx| self.poll_tick(cx)).await;
+        crate::future::poll_fn(|cx| self.poll_tick(cx)).await;
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -192,24 +191,32 @@ impl crate::Stream for Interval {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use futures::StreamExt;
+    use futures_util::StreamExt;
     use std::time;
 
+    use super::*;
+
     /// State Under Test: Two calls of `now()` return the same value if they are done within resolution interval.
     ///
     /// Expected Behavior: Two back-to-back calls of `now()` return the same value.
-    #[crate::rt_test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn lowres_time_does_not_immediately_change() {
-        assert_eq!(now(), now());
+        crate::set_spawn_fn(|f| {
+            ntex_rt::spawn(f);
+        });
+        assert_eq!(now(), now())
     }
 
     /// State Under Test: `now()` updates returned value every ~1ms period.
     ///
     /// Expected Behavior: Two calls of `now()` made in subsequent resolution interval return different values
     /// and second value is greater than the first one at least by a 1ms interval.
-    #[crate::rt_test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn lowres_time_updates_after_resolution_interval() {
+        crate::set_spawn_fn(|f| {
+            ntex_rt::spawn(f);
+        });
+
         let first_time = now();
 
         sleep(Millis(25)).await;
@@ -221,8 +228,12 @@ mod tests {
     /// State Under Test: Two calls of `system_time()` return the same value if they are done within 1ms interval.
     ///
     /// Expected Behavior: Two back-to-back calls of `now()` return the same value.
-    #[crate::rt_test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn system_time_service_time_does_not_immediately_change() {
+        crate::set_spawn_fn(|f| {
+            ntex_rt::spawn(f);
+        });
+
         assert_eq!(system_time(), system_time());
     }
 
@@ -230,8 +241,12 @@ mod tests {
     ///
     /// Expected Behavior: Two calls of `system_time()` made in subsequent resolution interval return different values
     /// and second value is greater than the first one at least by a resolution interval.
-    #[crate::rt_test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn system_time_service_time_updates_after_resolution_interval() {
+        crate::set_spawn_fn(|f| {
+            ntex_rt::spawn(f);
+        });
+
         let wait_time = 300;
 
         let first_time = system_time()
@@ -247,9 +262,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(second_time - first_time >= time::Duration::from_millis(wait_time));
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-    #[crate::rt_test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn test_interval() {
+        crate::set_spawn_fn(|f| {
+            ntex_rt::spawn(f);
+        });
+
         let mut int = interval(Millis(250));
 
         let time = time::Instant::now();
@@ -273,9 +291,12 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-    #[crate::rt_test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn test_interval_one_sec() {
+        crate::set_spawn_fn(|f| {
+            ntex_rt::spawn(f);
+        });
+
         let int = interval(Millis::ONE_SEC);
 
         for _i in 0..3 {
diff --git a/ntex/src/time/types.rs b/ntex-util/src/time/types.rs
similarity index 88%
rename from ntex/src/time/types.rs
rename to ntex-util/src/time/types.rs
index f941c535..2a88fe6a 100644
--- a/ntex/src/time/types.rs
+++ b/ntex-util/src/time/types.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 use std::{convert::TryInto, ops};
 
-// /// A measurement of a monotonically nondecreasing clock. Opaque and useful only with Duration.
-// ///
-// /// Instants are always guaranteed to be no less than any previously
-// /// measured instant when created, and are often useful for tasks such as measuring
-// /// benchmarks or timing how long an operation takes.
-// #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
-// pub struct Instant(u64);
-
-// impl Instant {
-//     pub fn now() -> Instant {
-//         todo!()
-//     }
-// }
-
 /// A Duration type to represent a span of time.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
 pub struct Millis(pub u64);
diff --git a/ntex/src/time/wheel.rs b/ntex-util/src/time/wheel.rs
similarity index 91%
rename from ntex/src/time/wheel.rs
rename to ntex-util/src/time/wheel.rs
index 60647525..6fd54f1a 100644
--- a/ntex/src/time/wheel.rs
+++ b/ntex-util/src/time/wheel.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime};
 use std::{cmp::max, future::Future, mem, pin::Pin, rc::Rc, task, task::Poll};
 
+use futures_timer::Delay;
 use slab::Slab;
 
-use crate::rt::time_driver::{sleep_until, Sleep};
 use crate::task::LocalWaker;
 
 // Clock divisor for the next level
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ struct Timer {
     next_expiry: u64,
     flags: Flags,
     driver: LocalWaker,
-    driver_sleep: Pin<Box<Sleep>>,
+    driver_sleep: Delay,
     buckets: Vec<Bucket>,
     /// Bit field tracking which bucket currently contain entries.
     occupied: [u64; WHEEL_SIZE],
     lowres_time: Option<Instant>,
     lowres_stime: Option<SystemTime>,
     lowres_driver: LocalWaker,
-    lowres_driver_sleep: Pin<Box<Sleep>>,
+    lowres_driver_sleep: Delay,
 }
 
 impl Timer {
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ impl Timer {
             next_expiry: u64::MAX,
             flags: Flags::empty(),
             driver: LocalWaker::new(),
-            driver_sleep: Box::pin(sleep_until(Instant::now())),
+            driver_sleep: Delay::new(Duration::ZERO),
             occupied: [0; WHEEL_SIZE],
             lowres_time: None,
             lowres_stime: None,
             lowres_driver: LocalWaker::new(),
-            lowres_driver_sleep: Box::pin(sleep_until(Instant::now())),
+            lowres_driver_sleep: Delay::new(Duration::ZERO),
         }
     }
 
@@ -542,10 +542,9 @@ struct TimerDriver(Rc<RefCell<Timer>>);
 impl TimerDriver {
     fn start(slf: &mut Timer, cell: &Rc<RefCell<Timer>>) {
         slf.flags.insert(Flags::DRIVER_STARTED);
-        let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(slf.next_expiry_ms());
-        slf.driver_sleep = Box::pin(sleep_until(deadline));
+        slf.driver_sleep = Delay::new(Duration::from_millis(slf.next_expiry_ms()));
 
-        crate::rt::spawn(TimerDriver(cell.clone()));
+        crate::spawn(TimerDriver(cell.clone()));
     }
 }
 
@@ -565,27 +564,26 @@ impl Future for TimerDriver {
         if inner.flags.contains(Flags::DRIVER_RECALC) {
             inner.flags.remove(Flags::DRIVER_RECALC);
             let now = Instant::now();
-            let deadline = if let Some(diff) =
-                now.checked_duration_since(inner.elapsed_time())
-            {
-                now + Duration::from_millis(inner.next_expiry_ms()).saturating_sub(diff)
-            } else {
-                now + Duration::from_millis(inner.next_expiry_ms())
-            };
-            Pin::as_mut(&mut inner.driver_sleep).reset(deadline);
+            let deadline =
+                if let Some(diff) = now.checked_duration_since(inner.elapsed_time()) {
+                    Duration::from_millis(inner.next_expiry_ms()).saturating_sub(diff)
+                } else {
+                    Duration::from_millis(inner.next_expiry_ms())
+                };
+            inner.driver_sleep.reset(deadline);
         }
 
         loop {
-            if Pin::as_mut(&mut inner.driver_sleep).poll(cx).is_ready() {
-                let now = inner.driver_sleep.deadline();
+            if Pin::new(&mut inner.driver_sleep).poll(cx).is_ready() {
+                let now = Instant::now();
                 inner.elapsed = inner.next_expiry;
                 inner.elapsed_time = Some(now);
                 inner.execute_expired_timers();
 
                 if let Some(next_expiry) = inner.next_pending_bucket() {
                     inner.next_expiry = next_expiry;
-                    let deadline = now + Duration::from_millis(inner.next_expiry_ms());
-                    Pin::as_mut(&mut inner.driver_sleep).reset(deadline);
+                    let dur = Duration::from_millis(inner.next_expiry_ms());
+                    inner.driver_sleep.reset(dur);
                     continue;
                 } else {
                     inner.next_expiry = u64::MAX;
@@ -602,10 +600,9 @@ struct LowresTimerDriver(Rc<RefCell<Timer>>);
 impl LowresTimerDriver {
     fn start(slf: &mut Timer, cell: &Rc<RefCell<Timer>>) {
         slf.flags.insert(Flags::LOWRES_DRIVER);
-        slf.lowres_driver_sleep =
-            Box::pin(sleep_until(Instant::now() + LOWRES_RESOLUTION));
+        slf.lowres_driver_sleep = Delay::new(LOWRES_RESOLUTION);
 
-        crate::rt::spawn(LowresTimerDriver(cell.clone()));
+        crate::spawn(LowresTimerDriver(cell.clone()));
     }
 }
 
@@ -624,10 +621,7 @@ impl Future for LowresTimerDriver {
 
         loop {
             if inner.flags.contains(Flags::LOWRES_TIMER) {
-                if Pin::as_mut(&mut inner.lowres_driver_sleep)
-                    .poll(cx)
-                    .is_ready()
-                {
+                if Pin::new(&mut inner.lowres_driver_sleep).poll(cx).is_ready() {
                     inner.lowres_time = None;
                     inner.lowres_stime = None;
                     inner.flags.remove(Flags::LOWRES_TIMER);
@@ -635,22 +629,24 @@ impl Future for LowresTimerDriver {
                 return Poll::Pending;
             } else {
                 inner.flags.insert(Flags::LOWRES_TIMER);
-                Pin::as_mut(&mut inner.lowres_driver_sleep)
-                    .reset(Instant::now() + LOWRES_RESOLUTION);
+                inner.lowres_driver_sleep.reset(LOWRES_RESOLUTION);
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::time::{interval, sleep, Millis};
 
-    #[crate::rt_test]
+    #[ntex_macros::rt_test2]
     async fn test_timer() {
-        crate::rt::spawn(async {
+        crate::set_spawn_fn(|f| {
+            ntex_rt::spawn(f);
+        });
+
+        crate::spawn(async {
             let s = interval(Millis(25));
             loop {
                 s.tick().await;
@@ -663,7 +659,7 @@ mod tests {
         fut2.await;
         let elapsed = Instant::now() - time;
         assert!(
-            elapsed > Duration::from_millis(200) && elapsed < Duration::from_millis(250),
+            elapsed > Duration::from_millis(200) && elapsed < Duration::from_millis(500),
             "elapsed: {:?}",
             elapsed
         );
@@ -672,7 +668,7 @@ mod tests {
         let elapsed = Instant::now() - time;
         assert!(
             elapsed > Duration::from_millis(1000)
-                && elapsed < Duration::from_millis(1200),
+                && elapsed < Duration::from_millis(3000), // osx
             "elapsed: {:?}",
             elapsed
         );
@@ -681,7 +677,7 @@ mod tests {
         sleep(Millis(25)).await;
         let elapsed = Instant::now() - time;
         assert!(
-            elapsed > Duration::from_millis(20) && elapsed < Duration::from_millis(40)
+            elapsed > Duration::from_millis(20) && elapsed < Duration::from_millis(50)
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/ntex/CHANGES.md b/ntex/CHANGES.md
index 92654eba..8fbea1d8 100644
--- a/ntex/CHANGES.md
+++ b/ntex/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
+## [0.4.14] - 2021-12-xx
+
+* Move ntex::time to ntex-util crate
+
 ## [0.4.13] - 2021-12-07
 
 * server: Rename .apply/.apply_async to .on_worker_start()
diff --git a/ntex/Cargo.toml b/ntex/Cargo.toml
index 2c867e0f..9a2984a7 100644
--- a/ntex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ntex/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ntex"
-version = "0.4.13"
+version = "0.4.14"
 authors = ["ntex contributors <team@ntex.rs>"]
 description = "Framework for composable network services"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ http-framework = ["h2", "http", "httparse",
 
 [dependencies]
 ntex-codec = "0.5.1"
-ntex-rt = "0.3.1"
+ntex-rt = "0.3.2"
 ntex-router = "0.5.1"
 ntex-service = "0.2.1"
 ntex-macros = "0.1.3"
-ntex-util = "0.1.1"
+ntex-util = "0.1.2"
 ntex-bytes = "0.1.7"
 
 base64 = "0.13"
diff --git a/ntex/src/lib.rs b/ntex/src/lib.rs
index a9bffbd8..5731ce16 100644
--- a/ntex/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ntex/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ pub mod framed;
 pub mod http;
 pub mod server;
 pub mod testing;
-pub mod time;
 pub mod util;
 #[cfg(feature = "http-framework")]
 pub mod web;
@@ -74,3 +73,8 @@ pub mod rt {
 pub mod service {
     pub use ntex_service::*;
 }
+
+pub mod time {
+    //! Utilities for tracking time.
+    pub use ntex_util::time::*;
+}