diff --git a/src/calendar_queue/calendar.py b/src/calendar_queue/calendar.py
index 50e2ad5..5a5dd1d 100644
--- a/src/calendar_queue/calendar.py
+++ b/src/calendar_queue/calendar.py
@@ -148,10 +148,26 @@ async def __anext__(self) -> tuple[float, CalendarEvent]:
         return event
 
     def stop(self) -> None:
-        """Stop the execution of the calendar"""
+        """Stop the execution of the calendar.
+
+        Once called, any active ``async for`` loop over this instance will
+        raise ``StopAsyncIteration`` at the next iteration.  The effect is
+        permanent: further iteration will also stop immediately until
+        ``reset()`` is called.
+        """
 
         self._stop_event.set()
 
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        """Re-enable iteration after ``stop()`` has been called.
+
+        Clears the internal stop flag so that the calendar can be iterated
+        again with ``async for``.  Scheduled events that were preserved when
+        ``stop()`` was called (see ``__anext__``) will be emitted normally.
+        """
+
+        self._stop_event.clear()
+
     def clear(self) -> list[tuple[float, CalendarEvent]]:
         """Cancel all scheduled events.
 
diff --git a/src/calendar_queue/calendar_queue.py b/src/calendar_queue/calendar_queue.py
index c1930a9..22141e9 100644
--- a/src/calendar_queue/calendar_queue.py
+++ b/src/calendar_queue/calendar_queue.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def _update_timer(self):
             return
 
         prev_timer_ts = self._getter_timer.when()
-        if self.qsize() > 1 and prev_timer_ts > loop.time():
+        if prev_timer_ts > loop.time():
             should_update = not math.isclose(
                 prev_timer_ts, loop.time() + ts - time(), abs_tol=0.00001
             )
@@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ def delete_items(
         # Restore heap invariant after arbitrary deletions.
         if del_items:
             heapify(self._queue)
+            # Mirror the _unfinished_tasks increments done by put_nowait so
+            # that join() does not block indefinitely for deleted items.
+            n = min(len(del_items), self._unfinished_tasks)
+            self._unfinished_tasks -= n
+            if self._unfinished_tasks == 0:
+                self._finished.set()
 
         self._update_timer()
 
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 6c12b18..96484e8 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ABS_TOLERANCE = 0.0001
+ABS_TOLERANCE = 0.001
diff --git a/tests/test_calendar.py b/tests/test_calendar.py
index 2133d8f..cb9350d 100644
--- a/tests/test_calendar.py
+++ b/tests/test_calendar.py
@@ -77,6 +77,40 @@ async def test_events_generator():
             c.stop()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_reset():
+    """Test that reset() re-enables iteration after stop() has been called."""
+
+    c: Calendar[int] = Calendar()
+
+    ts = datetime.now()
+
+    for i in range(4):
+        c.schedule(i, ts + timedelta(seconds=i * 1))
+
+    # Consume the first two events then stop.
+    collected = []
+    async for _, event in c:
+        collected.append(event)
+        if event == 1:
+            c.stop()
+
+    assert collected == [0, 1]
+
+    # Without reset, iteration stops immediately.
+    async for _, event in c:
+        pytest.fail(f"Should not have received event {event} after stop()")
+
+    # After reset, the remaining events are emitted normally.
+    c.reset()
+    async for _, event in c:
+        collected.append(event)
+        if len(c.events()) == 0:
+            c.stop()
+
+    assert collected == [0, 1, 2, 3]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_cancel_events():
     """Test that cancelling events remove them from the calendar
diff --git a/tests/test_calendar_queue.py b/tests/test_calendar_queue.py
index f461210..66a6d45 100644
--- a/tests/test_calendar_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_calendar_queue.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 import sys
 from datetime import timedelta
 from time import time
-from unittest.mock import patch
-
 import pytest
 
 from calendar_queue import CalendarQueue
@@ -149,15 +147,12 @@ async def test_delete_restores_heap_property():
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_far_schedule():
     """Test putting an event scheduled far in time.
-    We use LoopTimeTravel to simulate the time traveling
-    and verify that the elements are returned at the correct
-    timestamp.
+    Verifies that the item blocks while not yet due, and is returned
+    once its time arrives.
     """
 
     cq = CalendarQueue()
 
-    cq_loop = cq._get_loop() # type: ignore
-
     delta = timedelta(days=30)
 
     cq.put_nowait((time() + delta.total_seconds(), "foo"))
@@ -166,9 +161,18 @@ async def test_far_schedule():
         await asyncio.wait_for(cq.get(), 2)
         pytest.fail("Item was returned immediately. It makes no sense.")
 
-    with patch.object(cq_loop, "time", return_value=cq_loop.time() + delta.total_seconds() + 10):
-        item = await asyncio.wait_for(cq.get(), 5)
-        assert item[-1] == "foo"
+    # The item is still in the queue (the timed-out get() was cancelled
+    # before consuming it).  Replace the far-future timer with one that
+    # fires immediately to simulate the scheduled time arriving, without
+    # globally patching loop.time() which breaks asyncio's own internals.
+    assert cq._getter_timer is not None  # type: ignore
+    cq._getter_timer.cancel()  # type: ignore
+    cq._getter_timer = cq._get_loop().call_later(  # type: ignore
+        0, cq._calendar_alarm
+    )
+
+    item = await asyncio.wait_for(cq.get(), 5)
+    assert item[-1] == "foo"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio