--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/TimeLimitedCollector.java.orig	2010-01-07 17:23:55.274171000 -0500
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/TimeLimitedCollector.java	2010-01-07 23:22:18.846167000 -0500
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     // See section 17 of the Java Language Specification for details.
     private volatile long time = 0;
 
+    private boolean runFlag = true;
+
     /**
      * TimerThread provides a pseudo-clock service to all searching
      * threads, so that they can count elapsed time with less overhead
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@
     public void run() {
       boolean interrupted = false;
       try {
-        while( true ) {
+        while( runFlag ) {
           // TODO: Use System.nanoTime() when Lucene moves to Java SE 5.
           time += resolution;
           try {
@@ -92,6 +94,10 @@
     public long getMilliseconds() {
       return time;
     }
+
+    public void stopThread() {
+      runFlag = false;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -216,4 +222,8 @@
   public void setGreedy(boolean greedy) {
     this.greedy = greedy;
   }
+
+  public static void stopThread() {
+    TIMER_THREAD.stopThread();
+  }
 }