diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index c6925e7..83196af 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export interface Options {
 	signal?: AbortSignal
 }
 
-declare const delay: {
+type Delay = {
 	/**
 	 * Create a promise which resolves after the specified `milliseconds`.
 	 *
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ declare const delay: {
 		/** Value to reject in the returned promise. */
 		value?: any
 	}): ClearablePromise<never>;
+}
+
+declare const delay: Delay & {
+	createWithTimers(timers: {clearTimeout: typeof clearTimeout, setTimeout: typeof setTimeout}): Delay
 };
 
 export default delay;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5f865d7..d00173c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const createAbortError = () => {
 	return error;
 };
 
-const createDelay = willResolve => (ms, {value, signal} = {}) => {
+const createDelay = ({clearTimeout: clear = clearTimeout, setTimeout: set = setTimeout, willResolve}) => (ms, {value, signal} = {}) => {
 	if (signal && signal.aborted) {
 		return Promise.reject(createAbortError());
 	}
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const createDelay = willResolve => (ms, {value, signal} = {}) => {
 	let rejectFn;
 
 	const signalListener = () => {
-		clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+		clear(timeoutId);
 		rejectFn(createAbortError());
 	};
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const createDelay = willResolve => (ms, {value, signal} = {}) => {
 			}
 		};
 		rejectFn = reject;
-		timeoutId = setTimeout(settle, ms);
+		timeoutId = set(settle, ms);
 	});
 
 	if (signal) {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const createDelay = willResolve => (ms, {value, signal} = {}) => {
 	}
 
 	delayPromise.clear = () => {
-		clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+		clear(timeoutId);
 		timeoutId = null;
 		cleanup();
 		settle();
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ const createDelay = willResolve => (ms, {value, signal} = {}) => {
 	return delayPromise;
 };
 
-const delay = createDelay(true);
-delay.reject = createDelay(false);
+const delay = createDelay({willResolve: true});
+delay.reject = createDelay({willResolve: false});
+delay.createWithTimers = ({clearTimeout, setTimeout}) => {
+	const delay = createDelay({clearTimeout, setTimeout, willResolve: true});
+	delay.reject = createDelay({clearTimeout, setTimeout, willResolve: false});
+	return delay;
+};
 module.exports = delay;
 module.exports.default = delay;
diff --git a/index.test-d.ts b/index.test-d.ts
index 2950545..e4fbfd7 100644
--- a/index.test-d.ts
+++ b/index.test-d.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,12 @@ expectType<number>(await delay(200, {value: 0}));
 
 expectType<never>(await delay.reject(200, {value: '🦄'}));
 expectType<never>(await delay.reject(200, {value: 0}));
+
+const customDelay = delay.createWithTimers({clearTimeout, setTimeout})
+expectType<void>(await customDelay(200));
+
+expectType<string>(await customDelay(200, {value: '🦄'}));
+expectType<number>(await customDelay(200, {value: 0}));
+
+expectType<never>(await customDelay.reject(200, {value: '🦄'}));
+expectType<never>(await customDelay.reject(200, {value: 0}));
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c7db9aa..3d62fba 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ The returned promise will be rejected with an AbortError if the signal is aborte
 
 Clears the delay and settles the promise.
 
+### delay.createWithTimers({clearTimeout, setTimeout})
+
+Creates a new `delay` instance using the provided functions for clearing and setting timeouts. Useful if you're about to stub timers globally, but you still want to use `delay` to manage your tests.
 
 ## Advanced usage
 
@@ -137,6 +140,22 @@ const delay = require('delay');
 })();
 ```
 
+Create a new instance that is unaffected by libraries such as [lolex](https://github.com/sinonjs/lolex/):
+
+```js
+const delay = require('delay');
+
+const customDelay = delay.createWithTimers({clearTimeout, setTimeout});
+
+(async() => {
+	const result = await customDelay(100, {value: '🦄'});
+
+	// Executed after 100 milliseconds
+	console.log(result);
+	//=> '🦄'
+})();
+```
+
 
 ## Related
 
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 88492d0..ed1b298 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -124,3 +124,42 @@ test('rejects with AbortError if AbortSignal is already aborted', async t => {
 	);
 	t.true(end() < 30);
 });
+
+test('can create a new instance with fixed timeout methods', async t => {
+	const cleared = [];
+	const callbacks = [];
+	const custom = m.createWithTimers({
+		clearTimeout(handle) {
+			cleared.push(handle);
+		},
+
+		setTimeout(callback, ms) {
+			const handle = Symbol('handle');
+			callbacks.push({callback, handle, ms});
+			return handle;
+		}
+	});
+
+	const first = custom(50, {value: 'first'});
+	t.is(callbacks.length, 1);
+	t.is(callbacks[0].ms, 50);
+	callbacks[0].callback();
+	t.is(await first, 'first');
+
+	const second = custom.reject(40, {value: 'second'});
+	t.is(callbacks.length, 2);
+	t.is(callbacks[1].ms, 40);
+	callbacks[1].callback();
+	try {
+		await second;
+	} catch (error) {
+		t.is(error, 'second');
+	}
+
+	const third = custom(60);
+	t.is(callbacks.length, 3);
+	t.is(callbacks[2].ms, 60);
+	third.clear();
+	t.is(cleared.length, 1);
+	t.is(cleared[0], callbacks[2].handle);
+});