diff --git a/lib/reline.rb b/lib/reline.rb
index 0a2dba4f0d..52609e6aaf 100644
--- a/lib/reline.rb
+++ b/lib/reline.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require 'io/console'
-require 'timeout'
 require 'forwardable'
 require 'reline/version'
 require 'reline/config'
@@ -397,7 +396,7 @@ def readline(prompt = '', add_hist = false)
     private def read_io(keyseq_timeout, &block)
       buffer = []
       loop do
-        c = io_gate.getc
+        c = io_gate.getc(Float::INFINITY)
         if c == -1
           result = :unmatched
           @bracketed_paste_finished = true
@@ -434,15 +433,9 @@ def readline(prompt = '', add_hist = false)
     end
 
     private def read_2nd_character_of_key_sequence(keyseq_timeout, buffer, c, block)
-      begin
-        succ_c = nil
-        Timeout.timeout(keyseq_timeout / 1000.0) {
-          succ_c = io_gate.getc
-        }
-      rescue Timeout::Error # cancel matching only when first byte
-        block.([Reline::Key.new(c, c, false)])
-        return :break
-      else
+      succ_c = io_gate.getc(keyseq_timeout / 1000)
+
+      if succ_c
         case key_stroke.match_status(buffer.dup.push(succ_c))
         when :unmatched
           if c == "\e".ord
@@ -462,27 +455,23 @@ def readline(prompt = '', add_hist = false)
           block.(expanded)
           return :break
         end
+      else
+        block.([Reline::Key.new(c, c, false)])
+        return :break
       end
     end
 
     private def read_escaped_key(keyseq_timeout, c, block)
-      begin
-        escaped_c = nil
-        Timeout.timeout(keyseq_timeout / 1000.0) {
-          escaped_c = io_gate.getc
-        }
-      rescue Timeout::Error # independent ESC
+      escaped_c = io_gate.getc(keyseq_timeout / 1000)
+
+      if escaped_c.nil?
         block.([Reline::Key.new(c, c, false)])
+      elsif escaped_c >= 128 # maybe, first byte of multi byte
+        block.([Reline::Key.new(c, c, false), Reline::Key.new(escaped_c, escaped_c, false)])
+      elsif escaped_c == "\e".ord # escape twice
+        block.([Reline::Key.new(c, c, false), Reline::Key.new(c, c, false)])
       else
-        if escaped_c.nil?
-          block.([Reline::Key.new(c, c, false)])
-        elsif escaped_c >= 128 # maybe, first byte of multi byte
-          block.([Reline::Key.new(c, c, false), Reline::Key.new(escaped_c, escaped_c, false)])
-        elsif escaped_c == "\e".ord # escape twice
-          block.([Reline::Key.new(c, c, false), Reline::Key.new(c, c, false)])
-        else
-          block.([Reline::Key.new(escaped_c, escaped_c | 0b10000000, true)])
-        end
+        block.([Reline::Key.new(escaped_c, escaped_c | 0b10000000, true)])
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/reline/ansi.rb b/lib/reline/ansi.rb
index d1a0e5b138..c2e5075ea8 100644
--- a/lib/reline/ansi.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/ansi.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require 'io/console'
 require 'io/wait'
-require 'timeout'
 require_relative 'terminfo'
 
 class Reline::ANSI
@@ -154,11 +153,13 @@ def self.with_raw_input
   end
 
   @@buf = []
-  def self.inner_getc
+  def self.inner_getc(timeout_second)
     unless @@buf.empty?
       return @@buf.shift
     end
     until c = @@input.raw(intr: true) { @@input.wait_readable(0.1) && @@input.getbyte }
+      timeout_second -= 0.1
+      return nil if timeout_second <= 0
       Reline.core.line_editor.resize
     end
     (c == 0x16 && @@input.raw(min: 0, time: 0, &:getbyte)) || c
@@ -172,40 +173,38 @@ def self.inner_getc
   @@in_bracketed_paste_mode = false
   START_BRACKETED_PASTE = String.new("\e[200~,", encoding: Encoding::ASCII_8BIT)
   END_BRACKETED_PASTE = String.new("\e[200~.", encoding: Encoding::ASCII_8BIT)
-  def self.getc_with_bracketed_paste
+  def self.getc_with_bracketed_paste(timeout_second)
     buffer = String.new(encoding: Encoding::ASCII_8BIT)
-    buffer << inner_getc
+    buffer << inner_getc(timeout_second)
     while START_BRACKETED_PASTE.start_with?(buffer) or END_BRACKETED_PASTE.start_with?(buffer) do
       if START_BRACKETED_PASTE == buffer
         @@in_bracketed_paste_mode = true
-        return inner_getc
+        return inner_getc(timeout_second)
       elsif END_BRACKETED_PASTE == buffer
         @@in_bracketed_paste_mode = false
         ungetc(-1)
-        return inner_getc
+        return inner_getc(timeout_second)
       end
-      begin
-        succ_c = nil
-        Timeout.timeout(Reline.core.config.keyseq_timeout * 100) {
-          succ_c = inner_getc
-        }
-      rescue Timeout::Error
-        break
-      else
+      succ_c = inner_getc(Reline.core.config.keyseq_timeout)
+
+      if succ_c
         buffer << succ_c
+      else
+        break
       end
     end
     buffer.bytes.reverse_each do |ch|
       ungetc ch
     end
-    inner_getc
+    inner_getc(timeout_second)
   end
 
-  def self.getc
+  # if the usage expects to wait indefinitely, use Float::INFINITY for timeout_second
+  def self.getc(timeout_second)
     if Reline.core.config.enable_bracketed_paste
-      getc_with_bracketed_paste
+      getc_with_bracketed_paste(timeout_second)
     else
-      inner_getc
+      inner_getc(timeout_second)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/reline/general_io.rb b/lib/reline/general_io.rb
index 9929846568..dd2e87eaf0 100644
--- a/lib/reline/general_io.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/general_io.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'timeout'
 require 'io/wait'
 
 class Reline::GeneralIO
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ def self.with_raw_input
     yield
   end
 
-  def self.getc
+  def self.getc(_timeout_second)
     unless @@buf.empty?
       return @@buf.shift
     end
diff --git a/lib/reline/windows.rb b/lib/reline/windows.rb
index 7ea2a00f63..6f635f630f 100644
--- a/lib/reline/windows.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/windows.rb
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def self.with_raw_input
     yield
   end
 
-  def self.getc
+  def self.getc(_timeout_second)
     check_input_event
     @@output_buf.shift
   end
diff --git a/test/reline/yamatanooroti/test_rendering.rb b/test/reline/yamatanooroti/test_rendering.rb
index c72e47fd38..8ac0c0c096 100644
--- a/test/reline/yamatanooroti/test_rendering.rb
+++ b/test/reline/yamatanooroti/test_rendering.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 begin
   require 'yamatanooroti'
 
-  class Reline::TestRendering < Yamatanooroti::TestCase
+  class Reline::RenderingTest < Yamatanooroti::TestCase
     def setup
       @pwd = Dir.pwd
       suffix = '%010d' % Random.rand(0..65535)