diff --git a/examples/ramble.rs b/examples/ramble.rs
index e327374..5242bac 100644
--- a/examples/ramble.rs
+++ b/examples/ramble.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use cocoa_foundation::base::id;
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use cocoa_foundation::foundation::NSDefaultRunLoopMode;
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use cocoa_foundation::foundation::NSRunLoop;
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use objc::class;
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+use objc::{msg_send, sel, sel_impl};
 use std::{thread, time};
-
 use tts::*;
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -8,6 +17,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     let mut phrase = 1;
     loop {
         tts.speak(format!("Phrase {}", phrase), false)?;
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        {
+            let run_loop: id = unsafe { NSRunLoop::currentRunLoop() };
+            unsafe {
+                let date: id = msg_send![class!(NSDate), distantFuture];
+                let _: () = msg_send![run_loop, runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode beforeDate:date];
+            }
+        }
         let time = time::Duration::from_secs(5);
         thread::sleep(time);
         phrase += 1;