+=item B<Timeout> I<Timeout in miliseconds>
+
+The B<Timeout> option sets the overall timeout for each request. Make sure that
+collectd is configured with enough C<ReadThreads>, otherwise an overly long
+timeout could block other plugins. By default or when set to B<0>, a timeout
+equal to the B<Interval> is used. Prior to version 5.5.0, there was no timeout
+and requests might hang indefinitely.
+