diff --git a/objects/obj_catspeak_examples/CleanUp_0.gml b/objects/obj_catspeak_examples/CleanUp_0.gml
index c076b140..f1ebf0b9 100644
--- a/objects/obj_catspeak_examples/CleanUp_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_catspeak_examples/CleanUp_0.gml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 /// @desc Clean up Catspeak sessions.
-catspeak_session_destroy(jsonSession);
-catspeak_session_destroy(configSession);
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+catspeak_session_destroy(configSession);
+catspeak_session_destroy(processingSession);
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diff --git a/objects/obj_catspeak_examples/Create_0.gml b/objects/obj_catspeak_examples/Create_0.gml
index 477ae794..c4024999 100644
--- a/objects/obj_catspeak_examples/Create_0.gml
+++ b/objects/obj_catspeak_examples/Create_0.gml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /// @desc Initialise examples.
 frameStartTime = 0;
 show_debug_overlay(true);
+catspeak_set_frame_allocation(0.5); // compute for 50% of the frame if possible
+catspeak_set_frame_threshold(0.75); // do not surpass 75% of the current frame
 // JSON session
 jsonObj = catspeak_ext_json_parse(@'
     {
@@ -39,19 +41,34 @@ catspeak_session_add_function(configSession, "world", function(_value) {
     worldData = _value;
 });
 catspeak_session_set_source(configSession, @'
-player {
-    .name : "Angie"
-    .x : -12
-    .y : 8
-}
+    player {
+        .name : "Angie"
+        .x : -12
+        .y : 8
+    }
 
-world {
-    .height : 1000
-    .width : 500
-    .background_colour : 0x00FF00
-}
+    world {
+        .height : 1000
+        .width : 500
+        .background_colour : 0x00FF00
+    }
 ');
 catspeak_session_create_process(configSession, function(_) {
     show_message("player data:\n" + string(playerData));
     show_message("world data:\n" + string(worldData));
+});
+// heavy processing example
+processingSession = catspeak_session_create();
+catspeak_ext_session_add_gml_operators(configSession);
+catspeak_session_set_source(configSession, @'
+    set countdown 15000
+    while countdown {
+        if (countdown % 5000 == 0) {
+            print countdown
+        }
+        set countdown : countdown - 1
+    }
+');
+catspeak_session_create_process(configSession, function(_) {
+    show_message("countdown complete!");
 });
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diff --git a/scripts/scr_catspeak/scr_catspeak.gml b/scripts/scr_catspeak/scr_catspeak.gml
index 9ef53576..5019e603 100644
--- a/scripts/scr_catspeak/scr_catspeak.gml
+++ b/scripts/scr_catspeak/scr_catspeak.gml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ function __catspeak_manager() {
         runtimeProcessID : 0,
         errorScript : undefined,
         maxIterations : -1,
-        frameAllocation : 0.5 // compute for 50% of frame time
+        frameAllocation : 0.5, // compute for 50% of frame time
+        frameThreshold : 1 // do not surpass 1 frame when processing
     };
     return catspeak;
 }
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ function __catspeak_next_runtime_process() {
 function catspeak_update(_frame_start) {
     var catspeak = __catspeak_manager();
     // update active processes
-    var frame_time = game_get_speed(gamespeed_microseconds);
+    var frame_time = catspeak.frameThreshold * game_get_speed(gamespeed_microseconds);
     var time_limit = min(_frame_start + frame_time,
             get_timer() + catspeak.frameAllocation * frame_time);
     var runtime_processes = catspeak.runtimeProcesses;
@@ -128,6 +129,20 @@ function catspeak_set_max_iterations(_iteration_count) {
     catspeak.maxIterations = is_numeric(_iteration_count) && _iteration_count >= 0 ? _iteration_count : -1;
 }
 
+/// @desc Sets the maximum percentage of a game frame to spend processing.
+/// @param {real} amount The amount in the range 0-1.
+function catspeak_set_frame_allocation(_amount) {
+    var catspeak = __catspeak_manager();
+    catspeak.frameAllocation = is_numeric(_amount) ? clamp(_amount, 0, 1) : 0.5;
+}
+
+/// @desc Sets the threshold for processing in the current frame. Processing will not continue beyond this point.
+/// @param {real} amount The amount in the range 0-1.
+function catspeak_set_frame_threshold(_amount) {
+    var catspeak = __catspeak_manager();
+    catspeak.frameThreshold = is_numeric(_amount) ? clamp(_amount, 0, 1) : 1.0;
+}
+
 /// @desc Creates a new Catspeak session and returns its ID.
 function catspeak_session_create() {
     var catspeak = __catspeak_manager();