diff --git a/src/threads/CCThread.ml b/src/threads/CCThread.ml
index 753ae97d..a6085269 100644
--- a/src/threads/CCThread.ml
+++ b/src/threads/CCThread.ml
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ module Queue = struct
         assert (q.size < q.capacity);
         Queue.push x q.q;
         (* if there are blocked receivers, awake one of them *)
-        Condition.signal q.cond;
         incr_size_ q;
+        Condition.broadcast q.cond;
       )
 
   let take q =
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ module Queue = struct
         done;
         let x = Queue.take q.q in
         (* if there are blocked senders, awake one of them *)
-        Condition.signal q.cond;
         decr_size_ q;
+        Condition.broadcast q.cond;
         x
       )
 
@@ -97,18 +97,65 @@ module Queue = struct
     assert_equal [1;2;3;4] (List.sort Pervasives.compare (CCLock.get l))
   *)
 
-  (* TODO: more efficient versions (push or pop several items at once when possible) *)
+  let push_list q l =
+    let is_empty_ = function [] -> true | _::_ -> false in
+    (* push elements until it's not possible *)
+    let rec push_ q l = match l with
+      | [] -> l
+      | _::_ when q.size = q.capacity -> l (* no room remaining *)
+      | x :: tl ->
+          Queue.push x q.q;
+          incr_size_ q;
+          push_ q tl
+    in
+    (* push chunks of [l] in [q] until [l] is empty *)
+    let rec aux q l =
+      if not (is_empty_ l)
+      then
+        let l = with_lock_ q
+          (fun () ->
+            while q.size = q.capacity do
+              Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
+            done;
+            let l = push_ q l in
+            Condition.broadcast q.cond;
+            l
+          )
+        in
+        aux q l
+    in aux q l
 
-  let push_list q l = List.iter (push q) l
-
-  let rec take_list q n =
-    if n=0 then []
-    else
-      let x = take q in
-      x :: take_list q (n-1)
+  let take_list q n =
+    (* take at most [n] elements of [q] and prepend them to [acc] *)
+    let rec pop_ acc q n =
+      if n=0 || Queue.is_empty q.q then acc, n
+      else ( (* take next element *)
+        let x = Queue.take q.q in
+        decr_size_ q;
+        pop_ (x::acc) q (n-1)
+      )
+    in
+    (* call [pop_] until [n] elements have been gathered *)
+    let rec aux acc q n =
+      if n=0 then List.rev acc
+      else
+        let acc, n = with_lock_ q
+          (fun () ->
+            while q.size = 0 do
+              Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
+            done;
+            let acc, n = pop_ acc q n in
+            Condition.broadcast q.cond;
+            acc, n
+          )
+        in
+        aux acc q n
+    in
+    aux [] q n
 
   (*$R
-    let lists = [| CCList.(1 -- 100) ; CCList.(101 -- 200); CCList.(201 -- 300) |] in
+    let n = 1000 in
+    let lists = [| CCList.(1 -- n) ; CCList.(n+1 -- 2*n); CCList.(2*n+1 -- 3*n) |] in
     let q = Queue.create 2 in
     let senders = Arr.spawn 3
       (fun i ->
@@ -117,18 +164,22 @@ module Queue = struct
         else List.iter (Queue.push q) lists.(i)
       )
     in
-    let l = CCLock.create [] in
+    let res = CCLock.create [] in
     let receivers = Arr.spawn 3
-      (fun _ ->
-        for i = 1 to 100 do
-          let x = Queue.take q in
-          CCLock.update l (fun acc -> x::acc)
-        done
+      (fun i ->
+        if i=1 then
+          let l = Queue.take_list q n in
+          CCLock.update res (fun acc -> l @ acc)
+        else
+          for _j = 1 to n do
+            let x = Queue.take q in
+            CCLock.update res (fun acc -> x::acc)
+          done
       )
     in
     Arr.join senders; Arr.join receivers;
-    let l = CCLock.get l |> List.sort Pervasives.compare in
-    assert_equal CCList.(1 -- 300) l
+    let l = CCLock.get res |> List.sort Pervasives.compare in
+    assert_equal CCList.(1 -- 3*n) l
   *)
 
   let try_take q =