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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:

def check_precondition(self, key, value):
        '''
        Override to check for timeout
        '''
        timeout = float(value)
        curr_time = self.get_current_time()
        if curr_time > timeout:
            return True
        return False