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diff --git a/decorator_utils.py b/decorator_utils.py
index 9b848ed..d5349cc 100644
--- a/decorator_utils.py
+++ b/decorator_utils.py
@@ -535,9 +535,9 @@ def thunkify(func):
 
 def _raise_exception(exception, error_message: Optional[str]):
     if error_message is None:
-        raise exception()
+        raise Exception()
     else:
-        raise exception(error_message)
+        raise Exception(error_message)
 
 
 def _target(queue, function, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -555,10 +555,10 @@ def _target(queue, function, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 class _Timeout(object):
-    """Wrap a function and add a timeout (limit) attribute to it.
+    """Wrap a function and add a timeout to it.
 
     Instances of this class are automatically generated by the add_timeout
-    function defined below.
+    function defined below.  Do not use directly.
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -635,10 +635,24 @@ def timeout(
     main thread).  When not using signals, timeout granularity will be
     rounded to the nearest 0.1s.
 
-    Raises an exception when the timeout is reached.
+    Raises an exception when/if the timeout is reached.
 
     It is illegal to pass anything other than a function as the first
     parameter.  The function is wrapped and returned to the caller.
+
+    >>> @timeout(0.2)
+    ... def foo(delay: float):
+    ...     time.sleep(delay)
+    ...     return "ok"
+
+    >>> foo(0)
+    'ok'
+
+    >>> foo(1.0)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+    Exception: Function call timed out
+
     """
     if use_signals is None:
         import thread_utils
@@ -695,7 +709,6 @@ class non_reentrant_code(object):
                 self._entered = True
                 f(*args, **kwargs)
                 self._entered = False
-
         return _gatekeeper