diff --git a/simulator/runner/file.rs b/simulator/runner/file.rs
index 310d227d7..edcb44c31 100644
--- a/simulator/runner/file.rs
+++ b/simulator/runner/file.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use std::{
     cell::{Cell, RefCell},
+    fmt::Debug,
     sync::Arc,
 };
 
 use rand::Rng as _;
 use rand_chacha::ChaCha8Rng;
 use tracing::{instrument, Level};
-use turso_core::{Completion, File, Result};
+use turso_core::{File, Result};
 
 use crate::model::FAULT_ERROR_MSG;
 pub(crate) struct SimulatorFile {
@@ -38,13 +39,22 @@ pub(crate) struct SimulatorFile {
     pub latency_probability: usize,
 
     pub sync_completion: RefCell<Option<Arc<turso_core::Completion>>>,
-    pub queued_io: RefCell<Vec<QueuedIo>>,
+    pub queued_io: RefCell<Vec<DelayedIo>>,
 }
 
-pub struct QueuedIo {
-    pub completion: Completion,
+type IoOperation = Box<dyn FnOnce(&SimulatorFile) -> Result<Arc<turso_core::Completion>>>;
+
+pub struct DelayedIo {
     pub time: std::time::Instant,
-    pub op: Box<dyn FnOnce() -> Result<Arc<turso_core::Completion>>>,
+    pub op: IoOperation,
+}
+
+impl Debug for DelayedIo {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("DelayedIo")
+            .field("time", &self.time)
+            .finish()
+    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl Send for SimulatorFile {}
@@ -90,9 +100,32 @@ impl SimulatorFile {
         // Chance to introduce some latency
         rng.gen_bool(self.latency_probability as f64 / 100.0)
             .then(|| {
-                std::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_millis(rng.gen_range(20..50))
+                std::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_millis(rng.gen_range(50..200))
             })
     }
+
+    #[instrument(skip_all, level = Level::DEBUG)]
+    pub fn run_queued_io(&self, now: std::time::Instant) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut queued_io = self.queued_io.borrow_mut();
+        tracing::debug!(?queued_io);
+        // TODO: as we are not in version 1.87 we cannot use `extract_if`
+        // so we have to do something different to achieve the same thing
+        // This code was acquired from: https://doc.rust-lang.org/beta/std/vec/struct.Vec.html#method.extract_if
+        let range = 0..queued_io.len();
+        let mut i = range.start;
+        let end_items = queued_io.len() - range.end;
+
+        while i < queued_io.len() - end_items {
+            if queued_io[i].time <= now {
+                let io = queued_io.remove(i);
+                // your code here
+                (io.op)(self)?;
+            } else {
+                i += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl File for SimulatorFile {
@@ -128,8 +161,11 @@ impl File for SimulatorFile {
             ));
         }
         if let Some(latency) = self.generate_latency_duration() {
-            let op = Box::new(|| self.inner.pread(pos, c.clone()));
-
+            let cloned_c = c.clone();
+            let op = Box::new(move |file: &SimulatorFile| file.inner.pread(pos, cloned_c));
+            self.queued_io
+                .borrow_mut()
+                .push(DelayedIo { time: latency, op });
             Ok(c)
         } else {
             self.inner.pread(pos, c)
@@ -151,8 +187,11 @@ impl File for SimulatorFile {
             ));
         }
         if let Some(latency) = self.generate_latency_duration() {
-            let op = Box::new(|| self.inner.pwrite(pos, buffer, c.clone()));
-
+            let cloned_c = c.clone();
+            let op = Box::new(move |file: &SimulatorFile| file.inner.pwrite(pos, buffer, cloned_c));
+            self.queued_io
+                .borrow_mut()
+                .push(DelayedIo { time: latency, op });
             Ok(c)
         } else {
             self.inner.pwrite(pos, buffer, c)
@@ -167,7 +206,11 @@ impl File for SimulatorFile {
             self.fault.set(false);
         }
         let c = if let Some(latency) = self.generate_latency_duration() {
-            let op = Box::new(|| self.inner.sync(c.clone()));
+            let cloned_c = c.clone();
+            let op = Box::new(|file: &SimulatorFile| file.inner.sync(cloned_c));
+            self.queued_io
+                .borrow_mut()
+                .push(DelayedIo { time: latency, op });
             Ok(c)
         } else {
             self.inner.sync(c)
diff --git a/simulator/runner/io.rs b/simulator/runner/io.rs
index bf416455c..cc4b04f4e 100644
--- a/simulator/runner/io.rs
+++ b/simulator/runner/io.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ impl IO for SimulatorIO {
                 FAULT_ERROR_MSG.into(),
             ));
         }
+        let now = std::time::Instant::now();
+        for file in self.files.borrow().iter() {
+            file.run_queued_io(now)?;
+        }
         self.inner.run_once()?;
         Ok(())
     }