diff --git a/exercises/104_threading.zig b/exercises/104_threading.zig
index 7865839..ac40b3c 100644
--- a/exercises/104_threading.zig
+++ b/exercises/104_threading.zig
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
         // After the threads have been started,
         // they run in parallel and we can still do some work in between.
-        std.time.sleep((1) * std.time.ns_per_s);
+        std.time.sleep(1500 * std.time.ns_per_ms);
         std.debug.print("Some weird stuff, after starting the threads.\n", .{});
     }
     // After we have left the closed area, we wait until
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 // This function is started with every thread that we set up.
 // In our example, we pass the number of the thread as a parameter.
 fn thread_function(num: usize) !void {
+    std.time.sleep(200 * num * std.time.ns_per_ms);
     std.debug.print("thread {d}: {s}\n", .{ num, "started." });
 
     // This timer simulates the work of the thread.
-    const work_time = 2 * ((5 - num % 3) - 2);
+    const work_time = 3 * ((5 - num % 3) - 2);
     std.time.sleep(work_time * std.time.ns_per_s);
 
     std.debug.print("thread {d}: {s}\n", .{ num, "finished." });
diff --git a/patches/patches/104_threading.patch b/patches/patches/104_threading.patch
index 304d39f..1ca46c1 100644
--- a/patches/patches/104_threading.patch
+++ b/patches/patches/104_threading.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- exercises/104_threading.zig	2024-04-10 16:02:33.680771772 +0200
-+++ answers/104_threading.zig	2024-04-10 16:01:00.042331517 +0200
+--- exercises/104_threading.zig	2024-04-10 19:12:29.878856370 +0200
++++ answers/104_threading.zig	2024-04-10 19:11:22.304265713 +0200
 @@ -97,12 +97,12 @@
          defer handle.join();