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diff --git a/docs/code/idle-basic/main.c b/docs/code/idle-basic/main.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <uv.h>
+
+int64_t counter = 0;
+
+void wait_for_a_while(uv_idle_t* handle) {
+    counter++;
+
+    if (counter >= 10e6)
+        uv_idle_stop(handle);
+}
+
+int main() {
+    uv_idle_t idler;
+
+    uv_idle_init(uv_default_loop(), &idler);
+    uv_idle_start(&idler, wait_for_a_while);
+
+    printf("Idling...\n");
+    uv_run(uv_default_loop(), UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
+
+    uv_loop_close(uv_default_loop());
+    return 0;
+}