diff --git a/test/message/timeout_throw.js b/test/message/timeout_throw.js
index 14291fabd12565..4008f306fe58be 100644
--- a/test/message/timeout_throw.js
+++ b/test/message/timeout_throw.js
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ require('../common');
 setTimeout(function() {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
   undefined_reference_error_maker;
-});
+}, 1);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-handle-wrap-close-abort.js b/test/parallel/test-handle-wrap-close-abort.js
index 5355e65df60821..e9f69195ad29cd 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-handle-wrap-close-abort.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-handle-wrap-close-abort.js
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ setTimeout(function() {
   setTimeout(function() {
     throw new Error('setTimeout');
   }, 1);
-});
+}, 1);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-end-paused.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-end-paused.js
index 3c46d49ea65d65..4b585fdb999890 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-end-paused.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-end-paused.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stream.pause();
 setTimeout(common.mustCall(function() {
   stream.on('end', common.mustCall(function() {}));
   stream.resume();
-}));
+}), 1);
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
   assert(calledRead);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-event.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-event.js
index a20fc2ee732d0f..a8536bdcbab861 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-event.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-readable-event.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const Readable = require('stream').Readable;
     // we're testing what we think we are
     assert(!r._readableState.reading);
     r.on('readable', common.mustCall(function() {}));
-  });
+  }, 1);
 }
 
 {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const Readable = require('stream').Readable;
     // assert we're testing what we think we are
     assert(r._readableState.reading);
     r.on('readable', common.mustCall(function() {}));
-  });
+  }, 1);
 }
 
 {
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ const Readable = require('stream').Readable;
     // assert we're testing what we think we are
     assert(!r._readableState.reading);
     r.on('readable', common.mustCall(function() {}));
-  });
+  }, 1);
 }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-large-read-stall.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-large-read-stall.js
index 2a58bb213cc4bd..60e4a2873a0945 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-large-read-stall.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-large-read-stall.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function push() {
 
   console.error('   push #%d', pushes);
   if (r.push(Buffer.allocUnsafe(PUSHSIZE)))
-    setTimeout(push);
+    setTimeout(push, 1);
 }
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-non-empty-end.js b/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-non-empty-end.js
index 9800dfdad15cac..0a4eb131c312ab 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-non-empty-end.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream2-readable-non-empty-end.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test._read = function(size) {
   var chunk = chunks[n++];
   setTimeout(function() {
     test.push(chunk === undefined ? null : chunk);
-  });
+  }, 1);
 };
 
 test.on('end', thrower);
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test.on('readable', function() {
   if (res) {
     bytesread += res.length;
     console.error('br=%d len=%d', bytesread, len);
-    setTimeout(next);
+    setTimeout(next, 1);
   }
   test.read(0);
 });