def given_the_circuit_was_about_to_be_broken(self):
        self.patch = mock.patch('time.perf_counter', return_value=0)
        self.mock = self.patch.start()
        contexts.catch(self.function_to_break)
        self.mock.return_value = 0.5
        contexts.catch(self.function_to_break)
        self.mock.return_value = 1.1