diff --git a/src/multilspy/language_server.py b/src/multilspy/language_server.py
index 665d39c..8ccc0d6 100644
--- a/src/multilspy/language_server.py
+++ b/src/multilspy/language_server.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from .multilspy_exceptions import MultilspyException
 from .multilspy_utils import PathUtils, FileUtils, TextUtils
 from pathlib import PurePath
-from typing import AsyncIterator, Iterator, List, Dict, Union, Tuple
+from typing import AsyncIterator, Iterator, List, Dict, Optional, Union, Tuple
 from .type_helpers import ensure_all_methods_implemented
 
 
@@ -656,14 +656,15 @@ class SyncLanguageServer:
     It is used to communicate with Language Servers of different programming languages.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, language_server: LanguageServer) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, language_server: LanguageServer, timeout: Optional[int] = None):
         self.language_server = language_server
         self.loop = None
         self.loop_thread = None
+        self.timeout = timeout
 
     @classmethod
     def create(
-        cls, config: MultilspyConfig, logger: MultilspyLogger, repository_root_path: str
+        cls, config: MultilspyConfig, logger: MultilspyLogger, repository_root_path: str, timeout: Optional[int] = None
     ) -> "SyncLanguageServer":
         """
         Creates a language specific LanguageServer instance based on the given configuration, and appropriate settings for the programming language.
@@ -676,7 +677,7 @@ def create(
 
         :return SyncLanguageServer: A language specific LanguageServer instance.
         """
-        return SyncLanguageServer(LanguageServer.create(config, logger, repository_root_path))
+        return SyncLanguageServer(LanguageServer.create(config, logger, repository_root_path), timeout=timeout)
 
     @contextmanager
     def open_file(self, relative_file_path: str) -> Iterator[None]:
@@ -751,7 +752,7 @@ def request_definition(self, file_path: str, line: int, column: int) -> List[mul
         """
         result = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
             self.language_server.request_definition(file_path, line, column), self.loop
-        ).result()
+        ).result(timeout=self.timeout)
         return result
 
     def request_references(self, file_path: str, line: int, column: int) -> List[multilspy_types.Location]:
@@ -767,7 +768,7 @@ def request_references(self, file_path: str, line: int, column: int) -> List[mul
         """
         result = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
             self.language_server.request_references(file_path, line, column), self.loop
-        ).result()
+        ).result(timeout=self.timeout)
         return result
 
     def request_completions(
@@ -786,7 +787,7 @@ def request_completions(
         result = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
             self.language_server.request_completions(relative_file_path, line, column, allow_incomplete),
             self.loop,
-        ).result()
+        ).result(timeout=self.timeout)
         return result
 
     def request_document_symbols(self, relative_file_path: str) -> Tuple[List[multilspy_types.UnifiedSymbolInformation], Union[List[multilspy_types.TreeRepr], None]]:
@@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ def request_document_symbols(self, relative_file_path: str) -> Tuple[List[multil
         """
         result = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
             self.language_server.request_document_symbols(relative_file_path), self.loop
-        ).result()
+        ).result(timeout=self.timeout)
         return result
 
     def request_hover(self, relative_file_path: str, line: int, column: int) -> Union[multilspy_types.Hover, None]:
@@ -816,5 +817,5 @@ def request_hover(self, relative_file_path: str, line: int, column: int) -> Unio
         """
         result = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
             self.language_server.request_hover(relative_file_path, line, column), self.loop
-        ).result()
+        ).result(timeout=self.timeout)
         return result
diff --git a/tests/multilspy/test_sync_multilspy_timeout.py b/tests/multilspy/test_sync_multilspy_timeout.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b7dd4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/multilspy/test_sync_multilspy_timeout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""
+This file contains tests for running the Python Language Server: jedi-language-server
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from multilspy import SyncLanguageServer
+from multilspy.multilspy_config import Language
+from tests.test_utils import create_test_context
+from pathlib import PurePath
+import time
+
+def test_multilspy_timeout() -> None:
+    """
+    Test timeout error in multilspy
+    """
+    code_language = Language.PYTHON
+    params = {
+        "code_language": code_language,
+        "repo_url": "https://github.com/psf/black/",
+        "repo_commit": "f3b50e466969f9142393ec32a4b2a383ffbe5f23"
+    }
+    with create_test_context(params) as context:
+        lsp = SyncLanguageServer.create(context.config, context.logger, context.source_directory, timeout=1)
+
+        # Mock the request_definition method to simulate a long running process
+        async def request_definition(*args, **kwargs):
+            time.sleep(5)
+            return []
+
+        lsp.language_server.request_definition = request_definition
+
+        with lsp.start_server():
+            with pytest.raises(TimeoutError):
+                lsp.request_definition(str(PurePath("src/black/mode.py")), 163, 4)