[JENKINS-27396] Elastic timeout in pipeline

Akin to the build-timeout plugin (which alas is not suitable for direct reuse from Workflow), there should be an option for timeout to expire after a time compared to a "similar" block in the previous build.

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Originally reported by jglick, imported from: Elastic timeout in pipeline

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): build-timeout-plugin, workflow-basic-steps-plugin
  
• label(s): community-bee
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 3
  
• watchers: 9
  
• imported: 20251215-220547
  

Akin to the build-timeout plugin (which alas is not suitable for direct reuse from Workflow), there should be an option for timeout to expire after a time compared to a "similar" block in the previous build.