diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/code_coverage.yml
index e0e2efa8de..8e9e664852 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_coverage.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:  
   generate-codecov:
-    timeout-minutes: 100
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: dlramr/t8code-ubuntu:t8-dependencies
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spell_check.yml b/.github/workflows/spell_check.yml
index 7d92ae7fa4..207182401d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spell_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spell_check.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   typos-check:
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     name: Spell Check with Typos
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_sc_p4est.yml b/.github/workflows/test_sc_p4est.yml
index cfb2d2d9ff..8e1a8649e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_sc_p4est.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_sc_p4est.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
   sc_p4est_cmake_tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: dlramr/t8code-ubuntu:t8-dependencies
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
 #
 # Setup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_t8code.yml b/.github/workflows/test_t8code.yml
index d9705e2d35..c512b71c44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_t8code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_t8code.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   t8code_cmake_tests:
-    timeout-minutes: 60
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: dlramr/t8code-ubuntu:t8-dependencies
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_t8code_api.yml b/.github/workflows/test_t8code_api.yml
index 3d23542ebe..026dbe6210 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_t8code_api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_t8code_api.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   t8code_cmake_tests:
-    timeout-minutes: 60
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: dlramr/t8code-ubuntu:t8-dependencies
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_t8code_linkage.yml b/.github/workflows/test_t8code_linkage.yml
index f6e2a20bf0..36ece04fe2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_t8code_linkage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_t8code_linkage.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   t8code_cmake_tests:
-    timeout-minutes: 60
+    timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: dlramr/t8code-ubuntu:t8-dependencies
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_t8code_w_shipped_submodules.yml b/.github/workflows/test_t8code_w_shipped_submodules.yml
index 71eb00c32d..663ed3909a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_t8code_w_shipped_submodules.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_t8code_w_shipped_submodules.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   t8code_cmake_tests:
-    timeout-minutes: 60
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: dlramr/t8code-ubuntu:t8-dependencies
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_tarball.yml b/.github/workflows/test_tarball.yml
index 2c465a9cb4..ce31b92260 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_tarball.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_tarball.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     if: (github.event_name == 'schedule' && github.repository == 'DLR-AMR/t8code') || (github.event_name != 'schedule')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: dlramr/t8code-ubuntu:t8-dependencies
-    timeout-minutes: 90
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
 #
 # Setup
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build_tarball
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: dlramr/t8code-ubuntu:t8-dependencies
-    timeout-minutes: 90
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
     - name: Download tarball
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_valgrind.yml b/.github/workflows/test_valgrind.yml
index 4429e56e4f..18831c2705 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_valgrind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_valgrind.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   valgrind_check:
-    timeout-minutes: 95
+    timeout-minutes: 70
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: dlramr/t8code-ubuntu:t8-dependencies
     steps: