Handle edge cases in sorting

**Feature request**
It would be great to have timeout for types.

**Use case**
Many users need this functionality for production deployments.

**Implementation idea**
Add a new config option `enable_timeout` with default `false`.

The issue does not name a file, test, entry point, or the types that should receive a timeout, and its title concerns sorting while the body requests timeout behavior. First clarify the intended scope, timeout semantics, and configuration location; done should include a defined default-disabled option and tests covering the supported cases.

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