Calculate RPC deadline right before call creation

Most core end2end tests are written around a single RPC with an explicit
deadline. Currently, this deadline is calculated before bringing up the
test fixture, and thus time spent bringing up the test fixture is taken
from the time allotted to the RPC.

This change moves the calculation of these deadlines immediately before
call creation. Additionally, the functions that calculate these
deadlines have been renamed from 'xx_seconds_time()' to
'xx_seconds_from_now()' for clarity.

48 files changed, 296 insertions, 201 deletions

diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/authority_not_supported.c
index 7db2fd6b27..192a20d400 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 f50a5805a2..c63c9c78ad 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 7fb60f4495..9cb17c9d42 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 38cba50e12..d65073fbbe 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 1a92aa4837..bda061ccb8 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 0afeecb037..0e7291116f 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 8a96ef2f89..0ee59806fe 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 586aa7ead3..7d53091a1a 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 bc462ddcf5..c13fc88c53 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 7d03fe5580..1e0e33b4e2 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 7dd8c112d1..c5b750af52 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 bc1829b24b..8dccca20c7 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 05440a6f56..e2b888a3bb 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 50bb6b849e..37ca81384f 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 ebfe3b03dc..ffeb2715c5 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 62bf20809c..9115823a74 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 2428c92a42..d38ce22e09 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 a3ad260cc2..182bb20780 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 cca8532b0e..f534a19c87 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 7601722dee..17ef204ce9 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 cef2e100be..f80654db1a 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 d799bd8ccf..f4b93d9873 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 44b6e12abc..b2252dc802 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 ac4c0e7f3b..a670e411e9 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 d1ee26fe50..b05943692c 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 e81a628944..2360138ede 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 b15d30f58c..ab58d9f9a6 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 0b61efbac9..e7448bd6bc 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 d7a4106459..1a5f2b25cc 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 56e48a88a8..683d6465db 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 62fc728c3e..698d8fbc60 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 b04ee5705c..5751b801b5 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 848f76018d..cd81ce24fe 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 9c8ce89c83..242add37cb 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 329359e08b..10ecf5b1af 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 f71f92bbb8..4eb3399bb9 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 db26b4480e..4d3ce1c937 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 b42d17002e..88bc90e778 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 c019682ea6..6f9421d19a 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 5540d2aab9..51a242337f 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 4eef02e9ee..4f1013a030 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 e3b6aee783..978dff0dc0 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 7ab5563cfa..83d1037e4b 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 af5d74959e..31bfef4cc2 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 2b9c404b15..c652d9469d 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 dbbda505bc..3cbffdfe75 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 abf90ca6e0..2d4142b97d 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 8c02b425ba..e61343e684 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"),