diff --git a/futures.ml b/futures.ml
index 6c1d10ac..26f294c7 100644
--- a/futures.ml
+++ b/futures.ml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ exception SendTwice
 module Pool = struct
   type t = {
     mutable threads : Thread.t list;
+    mutable stop : bool;
     size : int;
     max_load : int;
     jobs : (unit -> unit) Queue.t;
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ module Pool = struct
       if Queue.is_empty pool.jobs
         then begin (* caramba! try again *)
           Mutex.unlock pool.mutex;
-          poll limit end
+          if not pool.stop then poll limit end
         else begin
           let job = Queue.pop pool.jobs in
           Mutex.unlock pool.mutex;
@@ -82,9 +83,9 @@ module Pool = struct
           with _ ->
             ());
           match limit with
-          | None -> poll limit   (* I am immortal! *)
+          | None -> if not pool.stop then poll limit (* I am immortal! *)
           | Some 0 -> ()  (* stop, reached limit *)
-          | Some n -> poll (Some (n-1)) (* continue serving *)
+          | Some n -> if not pool.stop then poll (Some (n-1)) (* continue serving *)
         end
     in
     poll limit
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ module Pool = struct
   let create ?(max_load=max_int) ~size =
     let pool = {
       threads = [];
+      stop = false;
       size;
       max_load;
       jobs = Queue.create ();
@@ -129,6 +131,11 @@ module Pool = struct
 
   (** Kill threads in the pool *)
   let finish pool =
+    Mutex.lock pool.mutex;
+    pool.stop <- true;
+    Condition.broadcast pool.condition;
+    Mutex.unlock pool.mutex;
+    (* kill immortal threads *)
     List.iter (fun t -> Thread.kill t) pool.threads
 end
 
@@ -141,21 +148,24 @@ module MVar = struct
   type 'a t = {
     mutable content : 'a option;
     mutex : Mutex.t;
-    condition : Condition.t;
+    on_take : Condition.t;  (* signal that a value was removed (empty) *)
+    on_put : Condition.t;   (* signal that a value was added (full) *)
   }
 
   (** Create an empty box *)
   let empty () = {
     content = None;
     mutex = Mutex.create ();
-    condition = Condition.create ();
+    on_take = Condition.create ();
+    on_put = Condition.create ();
   }
 
   (** Create a full box *)
   let full x = {
     content = Some x;
     mutex = Mutex.create ();
-    condition = Condition.create ();
+    on_take = Condition.create ();
+    on_put = Condition.create ();
   }
 
   (** Is the box currently empty? *)
@@ -165,22 +175,60 @@ module MVar = struct
     Mutex.unlock box.mutex;
     ans
 
+  (* assuming we have a lock on given box, wait it gets a value and return it *)
+  let rec wait_put box =
+    match box.content with
+    | None ->
+      Condition.wait box.on_put box.mutex;
+      wait_put box  (* try again *)
+    | Some x -> x
+
+  (* same, but waits for the box to become empty *)
+  let rec wait_take box =
+    match box.content with
+    | None -> ()  (* empty! *)
+    | Some _ ->
+      Condition.wait box.on_take box.mutex;
+      wait_take box  (* try again *)
+
   (** Take value out of the box. Wait if necessary *)
   let take box =
-    failwith "not implemented"
+    Mutex.lock box.mutex;
+    let x = wait_put box in
+    box.content <- None;
+    Condition.broadcast box.on_take;
+    Mutex.unlock box.mutex;
+    x
 
-  (** Put a value in the box. Waits if the box is already empty *)
+  (** Put a value in the box. Waits if the box is already full *)
   let put box x =
-    failwith "not impleemnted"
+    Mutex.lock box.mutex;
+    wait_take box;
+    box.content <- Some x;
+    Condition.broadcast box.on_put;
+    Mutex.unlock box.mutex
 
   (** Use given function to atomically update content, and return
       the previous value and the new one *)
   let update box f =
-    failwith "not implemented"
+    Mutex.lock box.mutex;
+    let x = wait_put box in
+    try
+      let y = f x in
+      box.content <- Some y;
+      Condition.broadcast box.on_put;  (* signal write *)
+      Mutex.unlock box.mutex;
+      x, y
+    with e ->
+      Mutex.unlock box.mutex;
+      raise e 
 
   (** Look at the value, without removing it *)
   let peek box =
-    failwith "not implemented"
+    Mutex.lock box.mutex;
+    let x = wait_put box in
+    Mutex.unlock box.mutex;
+    x
 end
 
 (** {2 Basic Future functions} *)
@@ -260,17 +308,28 @@ let is_done future =
 
 let on_success future k =
   Mutex.lock future.mutex;
-  future.handlers <- (OnSuccess k) :: future.handlers;
+  (match future.content with
+  | NotKnown ->
+    future.handlers <- (OnSuccess k) :: future.handlers; (* wait *)
+  | Success x -> k x
+  | Failure _ -> ());
   Mutex.unlock future.mutex
 
 let on_failure future k =
   Mutex.lock future.mutex;
-  future.handlers <- (OnFailure k) :: future.handlers;
+  (match future.content with
+  | NotKnown ->
+    future.handlers <- (OnFailure k) :: future.handlers; (* wait *)
+  | Success _ -> ()
+  | Failure e -> k e);
   Mutex.unlock future.mutex
 
 let on_finish future k =
   Mutex.lock future.mutex;
-  future.handlers <- (OnFinish k) :: future.handlers;
+  (match future.content with
+  | NotKnown ->
+    future.handlers <- (OnFinish k) :: future.handlers; (* wait *)
+  | Success _ | Failure _ -> k ());
   Mutex.unlock future.mutex
 
 let flatMap f future =
@@ -288,8 +347,46 @@ let flatMap f future =
     (fun e -> fail future' e);
   future'
 
+let andThen future f =
+  flatMap (fun _ -> f ()) future
+
 let sequence futures =
-  failwith "not implemented"
+  let a = Array.of_list futures in
+  let n = Array.length a in
+  let results = Array.make n NotKnown in
+  let future' = make () in
+  (* state: how many remain to finish *)
+  let count = MVar.full (Array.length a) in
+  (* when all futures returned, collect results for future' *)
+  let check_at_end () =
+    let l = Array.to_list results in
+    try
+      let l = List.map
+        (function
+          | Success x -> x
+          | Failure e -> raise e
+          | NotKnown -> assert false)
+        l in
+      send future' l
+    with e ->
+      fail future' e
+  in
+  (* function called whenever a future succeeds *)
+  let one_succeeded i x =
+    results.(i) <- Success x;
+    let _, n = MVar.update count (fun x -> x-1) in
+    if n = 0 then check_at_end ()
+  and one_failed i e =
+    results.(i) <- Failure e;
+    let _, n = MVar.update count (fun x -> x-1) in
+    if n = 0 then check_at_end ()
+  in
+  (* wait for all to succeed or fail *)
+  for i = 0 to Array.length a - 1 do
+    on_success a.(i) (one_succeeded i);
+    on_failure a.(i) (one_failed i);
+  done;
+  future'
 
 let choose futures =
   failwith "not implemented"
@@ -356,6 +453,11 @@ let spawn_process ?(pool=default_pool) ?(stdin="") ~cmd =
         | Unix.WSTOPPED i -> i in
       (returncode, out', err'))
 
+let sleep ?(pool=default_pool) time =
+  spawn ~pool
+    (fun () -> Unix.sleep time; ())
+
 module Infix = struct
   let (>>=) x f = flatMap f x
+  let (>>) a f = andThen a f
 end
diff --git a/futures.mli b/futures.mli
index 78fc4ffa..520dfaa2 100644
--- a/futures.mli
+++ b/futures.mli
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ val on_finish : _ t -> (unit -> unit) -> unit
 val flatMap : ('a -> 'b t) -> 'a t -> 'b t
   (** Monadic combination of futures *)
 
+val andThen : 'a t -> (unit -> 'b t) -> 'b t
+  (** Wait for the first future to succeed, then launch the second *)
+
 val sequence : 'a t list -> 'a list t
   (** Future that waits for all previous sequences to terminate *)
 
@@ -136,6 +139,10 @@ val spawn_process : ?pool:Pool.t -> ?stdin:string -> cmd:string ->
   (** Spawn a sub-process with the given command [cmd] (and possibly input);
       returns a future containing (returncode, stdout, stderr) *)
 
+val sleep : ?pool:Pool.t -> int -> unit t
+  (** Future that returns with success in the given amount of seconds *)
+
 module Infix : sig
   val (>>=) : 'a t -> ('a -> 'b t) -> 'b t
+  val (>>) : 'a t -> (unit -> 'b t) -> 'b t
 end