diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index abba1a4..79a4ba4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "better-sqlite3": "^11.0.0",
-    "ms": "^2.1.3",
+    "ms": "3.0.0-canary.1",
     "serialize-error": "^11.0.3",
     "zod": "3.23.8"
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 9f5961e..c6056dc 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^11.0.0
         version: 11.0.0
       ms:
-        specifier: ^2.1.3
-        version: 2.1.3
+        specifier: 3.0.0-canary.1
+        version: 3.0.0-canary.1
       node-cron:
         specifier: '>=3.0.0'
         version: 3.0.3
@@ -267,8 +267,9 @@ packages:
   mkdirp-classic@0.5.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-gKLcREMhtuZRwRAfqP3RFW+TK4JqApVBtOIftVgjuABpAtpxhPGaDcfvbhNvD0B8iD1oUr/txX35NjcaY6Ns/A==}
 
-  ms@2.1.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA==}
+  ms@3.0.0-canary.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-kh8ARjh8rMN7Du2igDRO9QJnqCb2xYTJxyQYK7vJJS4TvLLmsbyhiKpSW+t+y26gyOyMd0riphX0GeWKU3ky5g==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12.13'}
 
   napi-build-utils@1.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ONmRUqK7zj7DWX0D9ADe03wbwOBZxNAfF20PlGfCWQcD3+/MakShIHrMqx9YwPTfxDdF1zLeL+RGZiR9kGMLdg==}
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   mkdirp-classic@0.5.3: {}
 
-  ms@2.1.3: {}
+  ms@3.0.0-canary.1: {}
 
   napi-build-utils@1.0.2: {}
 
diff --git a/src/v3/lib/job.ts b/src/v3/lib/job.ts
index 54d7953..7f91012 100644
--- a/src/v3/lib/job.ts
+++ b/src/v3/lib/job.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Pipe, type PipeInto } from "./pipe"
 import { execution, registration, type ExecutionContext, type RegistrationContext } from "./context"
 import type { Step, Task } from "./storage"
 import { hydrateError, interrupt, isInterrupt, isPromise, NonRecoverableError, serialize } from "./utils"
+import parseMs, { type StringValue as DurationString } from 'ms'
 
 type CancelReason =
 	| { type: 'timeout', ms: number }
@@ -182,8 +183,9 @@ export class Job<
 	}
 
 	/** @public */
-	static sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
+	static sleep(ms: number | DurationString): Promise<void> {
 		const e = getExecutionContext()
+		if (typeof ms === 'string') ms = parseMs(ms)
 		return e.sleep(ms)
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/v3/lib/ms.d.ts b/src/v3/lib/ms.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cc6e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/v3/lib/ms.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+declare module 'ms' {
+	declare type Unit = 'Years' | 'Year' | 'Yrs' | 'Yr' | 'Y' | 'Weeks' | 'Week' | 'W' | 'Days' | 'Day' | 'D' | 'Hours' | 'Hour' | 'Hrs' | 'Hr' | 'H' | 'Minutes' | 'Minute' | 'Mins' | 'Min' | 'M' | 'Seconds' | 'Second' | 'Secs' | 'Sec' | 's' | 'Milliseconds' | 'Millisecond' | 'Msecs' | 'Msec' | 'Ms'
+	declare type UnitAnyCase = Unit | Uppercase<Unit> | Lowercase<Unit>
+	export declare type StringValue = `${number}` | `${number}${UnitAnyCase}` | `${number} ${UnitAnyCase}`
+	interface Options {
+		/**
+		 * Set to `true` to use verbose formatting. Defaults to `false`.
+		 */
+		long?: boolean
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Parse or format the given `val`.
+	 *
+	 * @param value - The string or number to convert
+	 * @param options - Options for the conversion
+	 * @throws Error if `value` is not a non-empty string or a number
+	 */
+	declare function ms(value: StringValue, options?: Options): number
+	declare function ms(value: number, options?: Options): string
+	export default ms
+}
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diff --git a/src/v3/tests/step.test.ts b/src/v3/tests/step.test.ts
index f53704b..219398f 100644
--- a/src/v3/tests/step.test.ts
+++ b/src/v3/tests/step.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test('sleep', async (t) => {
 	const aaa = new Job({
 		id: 'aaa',
 	}, async () => {
-		await Job.sleep(100)
+		await Job.sleep("100 ms")
 	})
 
 	const db = new Database()
diff --git a/src/v3/userland/bar.ts b/src/v3/userland/bar.ts
index 673c3e0..01381cd 100644
--- a/src/v3/userland/bar.ts
+++ b/src/v3/userland/bar.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const bar = new Job({
 	id: 'bar',
 }, async (input: { name: string }) => {
 
-	await Job.sleep(10)
+	await Job.sleep("10 ms")
 
 	fooBarPipe.dispatch({ id: 1 })
 
diff --git a/src/v3/userland/foo.ts b/src/v3/userland/foo.ts
index e6b4119..5a13148 100644
--- a/src/v3/userland/foo.ts
+++ b/src/v3/userland/foo.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const foo = new Job({
 
 	const data = await Job.waitFor(fooBarPipe)
 
-	await Job.sleep(10)
+	await Job.sleep("1s")
 
 	return a
 })
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