diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c
index 7db2fd6b278589569c9984d8630b1cd0749b8522..192a20d400721a100d064af06994ae6571829167 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +104,6 @@ static void test_with_authority_header(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {{grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1"),
                               grpc_slice_from_static_string("val1"),
                               0,
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ static void test_with_authority_header(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details;
 
   grpc_slice host = grpc_slice_from_static_string("foo.test.google.fr");
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
                                grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"), &host,
                                deadline, NULL);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c
index f50a5805a23aeecef11937fecf949b78e7835ba3..c63c9c78ada87befeea4a991a0196a018d84e03b 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/bad_hostname.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +101,6 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 
 static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_slice details;
 
   grpc_slice host = grpc_slice_from_static_string("slartibartfast.local");
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
                                grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"), &host,
                                deadline, NULL);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c
index 7fb60f4495b44c96bd9c10364ae6bde4acaf74e8..9cb17c9d429dfba15aa7634865589a3c6abc2b6f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/binary_metadata.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {
       {grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1-bin"),
        grpc_slice_from_static_string(
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c
index 38cba50e12994ee0b5b855a9bd775c8d11e2c2c4..d65073fbbe01c92428eff7f8df14aedbe2a0d6fe 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/call_creds.c
@@ -75,16 +75,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -143,7 +145,6 @@ static void request_response_with_payload_and_call_creds(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
   cq_verifier *cqv;
   grpc_op ops[6];
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ static void request_response_with_payload_and_call_creds(
   f = begin_test(config, test_name, 0);
   cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
@@ -383,7 +385,7 @@ static void test_request_with_server_rejecting_client_creds(
   grpc_op *op;
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   cq_verifier *cqv;
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c
index 1a92aa4837844d923d24d7adf77905e79a3fcf5d..bda061ccb84f4fb3f900ddc3101aea1d61fa7985 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_accept.c
@@ -64,16 +64,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -110,9 +112,6 @@ static void test_cancel_after_accept(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_op *op;
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = use_service_config
-                              ? gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
-                              : five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array request_metadata_recv;
@@ -153,6 +152,9 @@ static void test_cancel_after_accept(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
       begin_test(config, "cancel_after_accept", args, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = use_service_config
+                              ? gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+                              : five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/service/method"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c
index 0afeecb037be0986c963ca7e3948539b83bffadc..0e7291116fe9d6e0f784ec0a50194c49334d1407 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_client_done.c
@@ -58,16 +58,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -105,7 +107,6 @@ static void test_cancel_after_accept_and_writes_closed(
   grpc_call *s;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f = begin_test(
       config, "test_cancel_after_accept_and_writes_closed", NULL, NULL);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ static void test_cancel_after_accept_and_writes_closed(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c
index 8a96ef2f89482b8ce09473bf8b32064503210eb0..0ee59806fe11be752ade31c470a67eb9da96d1c1 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_after_invoke.c
@@ -60,16 +60,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +108,6 @@ static void test_cancel_after_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_cancel_after_invoke", mode, NULL, NULL);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ static void test_cancel_after_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c
index 586aa7ead37c1e80ab08cbb45c6186d70058b53e..7d53091a1a7fd7c077ecdaf7c3ecef34a375a640 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_before_invoke.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void test_cancel_before_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "cancel_before_invoke", NULL, NULL);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
   grpc_metadata_array trailing_metadata_recv;
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ static void test_cancel_before_invoke(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c
index bc462ddcf56a68427054fc3cf7eac0fad7402fc3..c13fc88c5327f8aeae27e76b3abc53fe4dbc9da6 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_in_a_vacuum.c
@@ -58,16 +58,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -102,9 +104,9 @@ static void test_cancel_in_a_vacuum(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_cancel_in_a_vacuum", NULL, NULL);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *v_client = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c
index 7d03fe5580f8e8a6225a992a6b178bd8efa21ac2..1e0e33b4e2f420ea0b7e7ff2d1be65d70be2e736 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/cancel_with_status.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,6 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f, size_t num_ops) {
   grpc_call *c;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
 
   gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "test with %" PRIuPTR " ops", num_ops);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c
index 7dd8c112d1187d13e9c5f50b3572891a3618a55e..c5b750af528fe8ec176db61bcd89c1b8f7d3dbb6 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/compressed_payload.c
@@ -65,16 +65,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +115,6 @@ static void request_for_disabled_algorithm(
   grpc_call *s;
   grpc_slice request_payload_slice;
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_channel_args *client_args;
   grpc_channel_args *server_args;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ static void request_for_disabled_algorithm(
   f = begin_test(config, test_name, client_args, server_args);
   cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
@@ -290,7 +292,6 @@ static void request_with_payload_template(
   grpc_call *s;
   grpc_slice request_payload_slice;
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_channel_args *client_args;
   grpc_channel_args *server_args;
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f;
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ static void request_with_payload_template(
   f = begin_test(config, test_name, client_args, server_args);
   cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
index bc1829b24b781dc20f357259f59e60ce87e7ea4c..8dccca20c7c82129533656f220b76979582aeed0 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,6 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   int was_cancelled = 2;
   char *peer;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
                                grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"), NULL,
                                deadline, NULL);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c
index 05440a6f56cc2c9f201fd1271e76abd2dbbb77d8..e2b888a3bbd4688c3840b8e54422f9a7928c430d 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/disappearing_server.c
@@ -45,16 +45,18 @@
 
 static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +86,6 @@ static void do_request_and_shutdown_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                            cq_verifier *cqv) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata_recv;
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ static void do_request_and_shutdown_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f->client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f->cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c
index 50bb6b849e14aca00348a9dca1951fd91c93454c..37ca81384f3df467b0e644afc9c76b4cff1b23f2 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/empty_batch.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -100,11 +102,11 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 static void empty_batch_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                              grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_call_error error;
   grpc_op *op = NULL;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c
index ebfe3b03dc3748a91c8fdbf19be10531fa0d8590..ffeb2715c5b3e8af0bb0fa33026ddc9a53073e7e 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c
@@ -65,16 +65,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +114,6 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "filter_call_init_fails", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_call_error error;
   grpc_slice details;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c
index 62bf20809c3f563460cbcfe35442c45c4028a0fc..9115823a743fe1ac3030a99db5a96665b26bb887 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_causes_close.c
@@ -62,16 +62,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "filter_causes_close", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_call_error error;
   grpc_slice details;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_latency.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_latency.c
index 2428c92a42bd3994cf10a3b6eee56355da137626..d38ce22e09b46628da1cba6fef5bcdb38e58e7ca 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_latency.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_latency.c
@@ -69,16 +69,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +117,6 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "filter_latency", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ static void test_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   gpr_mu_unlock(&g_mu);
   const gpr_timespec start_time = gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c
index a3ad260cc221341eaa97a0619adad27c2bcfa762..182bb2078052068f7431f1506d17c34b0ed2e5f6 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/graceful_server_shutdown.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +97,6 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
     grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_time(10);
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f = begin_test(
       config, "test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_from_now(10);
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c
index cca8532b0e0149da78b2836d5187273de9b544d0..f534a19c872c4e101e73d907982683c635bd5a1f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/high_initial_seqno.c
@@ -61,16 +61,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c
index 7601722deea1b863c8e4063c648f31b9bab9cb39..17ef204ce9450abd65bbe1d34518b63d09e0520d 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/hpack_size.c
@@ -201,16 +201,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +245,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f, size_t index) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   extra_metadata[2].value =
       grpc_slice_from_static_string(dragons[index % GPR_ARRAY_SIZE(dragons)]);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
index cef2e100be962bd822505df0f5c6a59e541c826a..f80654db1a2f3989fb618fa41e49feae049d1ff1 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   int was_cancelled = 2;
   char *peer;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c
index d799bd8ccf98aac80d6d6c8c205b7a79cbab1c91..f4b93d9873f888e785bf706940a55a61864878db 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/invoke_large_request.c
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, n_seconds_time(5), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, n_seconds_from_now(5), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ static void test_invoke_large_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_time(30);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -143,6 +142,7 @@ static void test_invoke_large_request(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_from_now(30);
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/keepalive_timeout.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/keepalive_timeout.c
index 44b6e12abc7f4900443e106a3adbe8e7fa6a4ff5..b2252dc802e8893e9f1156e099405015959167fc 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/keepalive_timeout.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/keepalive_timeout.c
@@ -61,25 +61,27 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
 static void shutdown_server(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
   if (!f->server) return;
   grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(f->server, f->cq, tag(1000));
-  GPR_ASSERT(
-      grpc_completion_queue_pluck(f->cq, tag(1000), five_seconds_time(), NULL)
-          .type == GRPC_OP_COMPLETE);
+  GPR_ASSERT(grpc_completion_queue_pluck(f->cq, tag(1000),
+                                         five_seconds_from_now(), NULL)
+                 .type == GRPC_OP_COMPLETE);
   grpc_server_destroy(f->server);
   f->server = NULL;
 }
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ static void test_keepalive_timeout(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
 
   grpc_arg keepalive_args[] = {{.type = GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
                                 .key = GRPC_ARG_CLIENT_KEEPALIVE_TIME_S,
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ static void test_keepalive_timeout(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   /* Disable ping ack to trigger the keepalive timeout */
   grpc_set_disable_ping_ack(true);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c
index ac4c0e7f3b459a4651173151fd2ca11e72bf63af..a670e411e9c0ee886d2bbdd877ab5954d2cff613 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/large_metadata.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void test_request_with_large_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta;
   const size_t large_size = 64 * 1024;
   grpc_arg arg = {GRPC_ARG_INTEGER,
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ static void test_request_with_large_metadata(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/load_reporting_hook.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/load_reporting_hook.c
index d1ee26fe50272ca79bc06509823ac8ccbfebf046..b05943692c3cb6822e62985a3c0f1c9ac49b7232 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/load_reporting_hook.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/load_reporting_hook.c
@@ -84,16 +84,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +138,6 @@ static void request_response_with_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ static void request_response_with_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string(method_name),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
index e81a6289443b2195b049a5d13a205f2b5f6c542c..2360138ede393d1a15c737204a83ea29d3bc43b9 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +101,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
 
   /* start two requests - ensuring that the second is not accepted until
      the first completes */
-  deadline = n_seconds_time(1000);
+  deadline = n_seconds_from_now(1000);
   c1 = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/alpha"),
@@ -502,13 +504,13 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams_with_timeout_on_first(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/alpha"),
       get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config),
-      n_seconds_time(3), NULL);
+      n_seconds_from_now(3), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c1);
   c2 = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/beta"),
       get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config),
-      n_seconds_time(1000), NULL);
+      n_seconds_from_now(1000), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c2);
 
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_server_request_call(
@@ -697,13 +699,13 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams_with_timeout_on_second(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/alpha"),
       get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config),
-      n_seconds_time(1000), NULL);
+      n_seconds_from_now(1000), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c1);
   c2 = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/beta"),
       get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr:1234", config),
-      n_seconds_time(3), NULL);
+      n_seconds_from_now(3), NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c2);
 
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_server_request_call(
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
index b15d30f58c4c02611cfe07eef35fb725c047a562..ab58d9f9a62aae2f21384c2f64df3e0a5fa60aed 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_message_length.c
@@ -66,16 +66,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c
index 0b61efbac97972c1945a76370479fddeba1caab1..e7448bd6bc81152ab652e85a7b36b3ad4aad66fb 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/negative_deadline.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +102,6 @@ static void end_test(grpc_end2end_test_fixture *f) {
 static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f, size_t num_ops) {
   grpc_call *c;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = gpr_inf_past(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
 
   gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "test with %" PRIuPTR " ops", num_ops);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = gpr_inf_past(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME);
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/network_status_change.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/network_status_change.c
index d7a4106459dc3269bbe408add1933775a4486e4c..1a5f2b25cc2bb4e76320b38c5733f2cad0aaaf20 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/network_status_change.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/network_status_change.c
@@ -60,16 +60,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(500); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(500);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +108,6 @@ static void test_invoke_network_status_change(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_payload", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ static void test_invoke_network_status_change(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_logging.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_logging.c
index 56e48a88a879572d29f3adeac5fb2b91dffaa09b..683d6465db9e6c01ea2c524427319dfce110b578 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_logging.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_logging.c
@@ -87,16 +87,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +131,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   int was_cancelled = 2;
   char *peer;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c
index 62fc728c3ebe668b54a0a251b277864ba3de968b..698d8fbc607695267aba1a11f3ca05106ea8f0c0 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/no_op.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c
index b04ee5705c6ec3dfa4f1541fda7289265f9b93cc..5751b801b5d9544df71199940e131d11c42e62f0 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/payload.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +128,6 @@ static void request_response_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_time(60);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ static void request_response_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = n_seconds_from_now(60);
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c
index 848f76018d1c65ac78a4a4cf12ee5cb260052534..cd81ce24febbdd053b249a0753d7c87759ade40b 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/ping_pong_streaming.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +104,6 @@ static void test_pingpong_streaming(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
       begin_test(config, "test_pingpong_streaming", NULL, NULL);
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ static void test_pingpong_streaming(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice response_payload_slice =
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello you");
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c
index 9c8ce89c838733033483cb1ffc92882c842b664b..242add37cb8d936591f9ba358ad7dc5a12ed090f 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/registered_call.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f, void *rc) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_registered_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq, rc, deadline, NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(c);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
index 329359e08b8f1908bf59d0df2bf199227caff5cc..10ecf5b1af5941bc51510ba4e8ba0be1115487f8 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_flags.c
@@ -58,16 +58,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +106,6 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_flags(
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_flags", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_flags(
   grpc_slice details;
   grpc_call_error expectation;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c
index f71f92bbb84c89889e643baa0fb43a3de140afde..4eb3399bb95e11c36281351b68113bf0a14eed6c 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/request_with_payload.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_payload", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/resource_quota_server.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/resource_quota_server.c
index db26b4480e0c32a7d2b2e3570cefd065d9314c29..4d3ce1c937ced949d3e7150d05887b39a1c09e1e 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/resource_quota_server.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/resource_quota_server.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ void resource_quota_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
         f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
         grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
         get_host_override_slice("foo.test.google.fr", config),
-        n_seconds_time(60), NULL);
+        n_seconds_from_now(60), NULL);
 
     memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
     op = ops;
@@ -237,7 +239,8 @@ void resource_quota_server(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   while (pending_client_calls + pending_server_recv_calls +
              pending_server_end_calls >
          0) {
-    grpc_event ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(f.cq, n_seconds_time(60), NULL);
+    grpc_event ev =
+        grpc_completion_queue_next(f.cq, n_seconds_from_now(60), NULL);
     GPR_ASSERT(ev.type == GRPC_OP_COMPLETE);
 
     int ev_tag = (int)(intptr_t)ev.tag;
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c
index b42d17002e8f891d7f21ab41b377abf38a3d013b..88bc90e7788600d5c871a1b36a304ad667a812cc 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/server_finishes_request.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c
index c019682ea66fca22199a065d798e6bc7d80fbc07..6f9421d19a774e5434a717d75e8bd47fa5ba7962 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_calls.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +90,6 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
     grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f = begin_test(
       config, "test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ static void test_early_server_shutdown_finishes_inflight_calls(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c
index 5540d2aab9c2a1def6f6fb19b8ace1274f9a0819..51a242337f199f61f9059e6ee1b7b8f37f656cd9 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/shutdown_finishes_tags.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_cacheable_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_cacheable_request.c
index 4eef02e9eed93b82c90d14c9041d39ff22a12ed1..4f1013a0300fbf727cc9bc2abe109bb4970f0305 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_cacheable_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_cacheable_request.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +112,6 @@ static void test_cacheable_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {{grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1"),
                               grpc_slice_from_static_string("val1"),
                               0,
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ static void test_cacheable_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
index e3b6aee783eac03fa00aeaffbcb2404d20fae813..978dff0dc0e94bcdf3fa6d4c96dcd2d1434720df 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
@@ -45,16 +45,18 @@
 
 static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +92,6 @@ static void simple_delayed_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                         long delay_us) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f->cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ static void simple_delayed_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   config.init_client(f, client_args);
   config.init_server(f, server_args);
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f->client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f->cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c
index 7ab5563cfa9501c1888c63c1d76617a07e871f13..83d1037e4bcc5c4b638c67cdf689db61ade482f8 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_metadata.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {{grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1"),
                               grpc_slice_from_static_string("val1"),
                               0,
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c
index af5d74959e38d515c2c2146916c29735948573e8..31bfef4cc2464989457f857607953b355987c883 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_request.c
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +103,6 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
                                 grpc_end2end_test_fixture f) {
   grpc_call *c;
   grpc_call *s;
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
   grpc_op ops[6];
   grpc_op *op;
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ static void simple_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   int was_cancelled = 2;
   char *peer;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/streaming_error_response.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/streaming_error_response.c
index 2b9c404b15aa3da5547609e9812af35c90a2bd8d..c652d9469d5ee2692e052deaaa9685682e5a0604 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/streaming_error_response.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/streaming_error_response.c
@@ -62,16 +62,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +112,6 @@ static void test(grpc_end2end_test_config config, bool request_status_early) {
   grpc_slice response_payload2_slice = grpc_slice_from_copied_string("world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload2 =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload2_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f = begin_test(config, "streaming_error_response",
                                            NULL, NULL, request_status_early);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ static void test(grpc_end2end_test_config config, bool request_status_early) {
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c
index dbbda505bc41ce15dce7025642ecf46e11a1c456..3cbffdfe7540acff67f87b8e1d8db59dc59bd426 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/trailing_metadata.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
   grpc_byte_buffer *response_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&response_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_metadata meta_c[2] = {{grpc_slice_from_static_string("key1"),
                               grpc_slice_from_static_string("val1"),
                               0,
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ static void test_request_response_with_metadata_and_payload(
   grpc_slice details;
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering.c
index abf90ca6e06693bf4e02cb5f32e09d87455ccfb7..2d4142b97d3eca11cd3d0637e95a97be14c41028 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +108,6 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice request_payload_slice2 = grpc_slice_from_copied_string("abc123");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload2 =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice2, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_payload", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details = grpc_empty_slice();
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering_at_end.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering_at_end.c
index 8c02b425baeabe6c130029bf5dd6e69b7eb3fb14..e61343e68420108516603805b917c155c013fac9 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering_at_end.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/write_buffering_at_end.c
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ static grpc_end2end_test_fixture begin_test(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   return f;
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec n_seconds_time(int n) {
+static gpr_timespec n_seconds_from_now(int n) {
   return grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(n);
 }
 
-static gpr_timespec five_seconds_time(void) { return n_seconds_time(5); }
+static gpr_timespec five_seconds_from_now(void) {
+  return n_seconds_from_now(5);
+}
 
 static void drain_cq(grpc_completion_queue *cq) {
   grpc_event ev;
   do {
-    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_time(), NULL);
+    ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, five_seconds_from_now(), NULL);
   } while (ev.type != GRPC_QUEUE_SHUTDOWN);
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
       grpc_slice_from_copied_string("hello world");
   grpc_byte_buffer *request_payload =
       grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(&request_payload_slice, 1);
-  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_time();
   grpc_end2end_test_fixture f =
       begin_test(config, "test_invoke_request_with_payload", NULL, NULL);
   cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(f.cq);
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ static void test_invoke_request_with_payload(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   grpc_slice details = grpc_empty_slice();
   int was_cancelled = 2;
 
+  gpr_timespec deadline = five_seconds_from_now();
   c = grpc_channel_create_call(
       f.client, NULL, GRPC_PROPAGATE_DEFAULTS, f.cq,
       grpc_slice_from_static_string("/foo"),