public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { HazelcastInstance instance = Hazelcast.newHazelcastInstance(); IScheduledExecutorService scheduler = instance.getScheduledExecutorService("scheduler"); IScheduledFuture<String> future = scheduler.schedule(named("MyTask", new EchoTask("foobar")), 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS); Object result = future.get(); System.out.println(future.getHandler().getTaskName() + " result: " + result); future.dispose(); Hazelcast.shutdownAll(); } }