diff --git a/src/engine.rs b/src/engine.rs
index eb371bb..5216340 100644
--- a/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/engine.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::cmp;
 use std::mem;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::thread::{self, Builder, Thread};
+use std::time::Duration;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Sender, Receiver};
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
@@ -175,8 +176,8 @@ impl<'a> Handle<'a> {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn get_remaining_duration_ms(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.remaining_duration_ms.load(Ordering::Relaxed) as u32
+    pub fn get_min_remaining_duration(&self) -> Duration {
+        Duration::from_millis(self.remaining_duration_ms.load(Ordering::Relaxed) as u64)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6ca9018..011741a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub use decoder::Decoder;
 pub use source::Source;
 
 use std::io::{Read, Seek};
+use std::time::Duration;
 use std::thread;
 
 mod conversions;
@@ -58,19 +59,19 @@ impl Sink {
         self.0.stop()
     }
 
-    /// Returns the minimum number of milliseconds remaining before the end of the sound.
+    /// Returns the minimum duration before the end of the sounds submitted to this sink.
     ///
     /// Note that this is a minimum value, and the sound can last longer.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn get_remaining_duration_ms(&self) -> u32 {
-        self.0.get_remaining_duration_ms()
+    pub fn get_min_remaining_duration(&self) -> Duration {
+        self.0.get_min_remaining_duration()
     }
 
     /// Sleeps the current thread until the sound ends.
     #[inline]
     pub fn sleep_until_end(&self) {
         // TODO: sleep repeatidely until the sound is finished (see the docs of `get_remaining_duration`)
-        thread::sleep_ms(self.get_remaining_duration_ms());
+        thread::sleep(self.get_min_remaining_duration());
     }
 }