diff --git a/examples/generic/i2c_multiplex/main.cpp b/examples/generic/i2c_multiplex/main.cpp
index 1c4de04ca2..742007da9c 100644
--- a/examples/generic/i2c_multiplex/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/generic/i2c_multiplex/main.cpp
@@ -114,9 +114,8 @@ main()
 	modm::platform::I2cMaster1::connect<modm::platform::GpioB7::Sda, modm::platform::GpioB6::Scl>();
 	modm::platform::I2cMaster1::initialize<Board::SystemClock, 100_kHz>();
 
-	constexpr uint32_t rate = 1; // Hz
-	constexpr float interval = 1000.0 / rate; // msec
-	modm::ShortPeriodicTimer heartbeat(interval);
+	constexpr std::chrono::milliseconds interval{1000};
+	modm::ShortPeriodicTimer heartbeat{interval};
 
 	// Main loop
 	DeviceThread deviceThread;
diff --git a/examples/generic/resumable/main.cpp b/examples/generic/resumable/main.cpp
index d8a4d61635..a8cfec5291 100644
--- a/examples/generic/resumable/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/generic/resumable/main.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
 
 #include <modm/board.hpp>
 #include <modm/processing.hpp>
+#include <chrono>
 
 using Led = Board::LedGreen;
 
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
 class BlinkingLight : public modm::pt::Protothread, private modm::NestedResumable<2>
 {
 public:
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ class BlinkingLight : public modm::pt::Protothread, private modm::NestedResumabl
             PT_CALL(waitForTimer());
 
             Led::reset();
-            PT_CALL(setTimer(200));
+            PT_CALL(setTimer(200ms));
 
             PT_WAIT_UNTIL(timeout.isExpired());
         }
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ class BlinkingLight : public modm::pt::Protothread, private modm::NestedResumabl
         RF_BEGIN();
 
         // nested calling is allowed
-        if (RF_CALL(setTimer(100)))
+        if (RF_CALL(setTimer(100ms)))
         {
             RF_WAIT_UNTIL(timeout.isExpired());
             RF_RETURN(true);
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@ class BlinkingLight : public modm::pt::Protothread, private modm::NestedResumabl
     }
 
     modm::ResumableResult<bool>
-    setTimer(uint16_t new_timeout)
+    setTimer(std::chrono::milliseconds new_timeout)
     {
         RF_BEGIN();
 
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ BlinkingLight light;
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	while (true) {
-    	light.run();
-	}
+    while (true) {
+        light.run();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/examples/generic/rtc_ds1302/main.cpp b/examples/generic/rtc_ds1302/main.cpp
index 2fdc1ea193..fff50bc2ea 100644
--- a/examples/generic/rtc_ds1302/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/generic/rtc_ds1302/main.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #include <modm/board.hpp>
 #include <modm/processing/timer.hpp>
 #include <modm/driver/rtc/ds1302.hpp>
+#include <chrono>
+
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
 struct ds1302_config : public modm::ds1302::Config
 {
@@ -77,9 +80,9 @@ main()
 	// Side effect: set seconds to 0
 	ds1302::enableOscillator();
 
-	uint16_t tt = 9995; // Milliseconds
+	auto tt = 9995ms;
 	modm::Timeout timeout;
-	timeout.restart(std::chrono::milliseconds(tt));
+	timeout.restart(tt);
 
 	// Periodically report progress
 	modm::PeriodicTimer blinkTimer(250ms);
@@ -102,9 +105,9 @@ main()
 			ds1302::readRtc(rtc_data);
 			uint8_t seconds = rtc_data.getSeconds();
 
-			MODM_LOG_DEBUG.printf("\b* %2d.%03d seconds from CPU are %2d seconds from RTC.\n",
-				tt / 1000,
-				tt % 1000,
+			MODM_LOG_DEBUG.printf("\b* %2lld.%03lld seconds from CPU are %2d seconds from RTC.\n",
+				tt.count() / 1000,
+				tt.count() % 1000,
 				seconds);
 
 			// Reset seconds to 0
@@ -112,9 +115,9 @@ main()
 
 			// Adjust timeout time by some milliseconds to match RTC time.
 			if (seconds >= 10) {
-				tt -= 20;
+				tt -= 20ms;
 			} else {
-				tt += 1;
+				tt += 1ms;
 			}
 
 			timeout.restart(tt);