diff --git a/scheduling/mclock.go b/scheduling/mclock.go
index 63a969c..f9bf2d2 100644
--- a/scheduling/mclock.go
+++ b/scheduling/mclock.go
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func (q *MClock) setNextScheduleTimer(now float64) {
 }
 
 func (q *MClock) scheduleByLimitAndWeight(now float64) {
-	for q.limitQueue.Len() > 0 && q.limitQueue.items[0].ts() <= now {
+	for q.limitQueue.Len() > 0 && q.limitQueue.items[0].ts() < now+1.0 {
 		ready := heap.Pop(q.limitQueue).(*limitMQueueItem)
 		heap.Push(q.readyQueue, &readyMQueueItem{r: ready.r})
 	}
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func (q *MClock) scheduleByLimitAndWeight(now float64) {
 }
 
 func (q *MClock) scheduleByReservation(now float64) {
-	for q.inProgress < q.runLimit && q.reservationQueue.Len() > 0 && q.reservationQueue.items[0].ts() <= now {
+	for q.inProgress < q.runLimit && q.reservationQueue.Len() > 0 && q.reservationQueue.items[0].ts() < now+1.0 {
 		next := heap.Pop(q.reservationQueue).(*reservationMQueueItem)
 		q.removeFromQueues(next.r)
 
diff --git a/scheduling/mclock_test.go b/scheduling/mclock_test.go
index f9da670..81e1811 100644
--- a/scheduling/mclock_test.go
+++ b/scheduling/mclock_test.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func TestMClockReservationScheduling(t *testing.T) {
 	reqCount = (reqCount / 2) * 2
 	limit := 0.01       // 1 request in 100 seconds
 	resevation := 100.0 // 100 RPS
-	cl := &noopClock{}
+	cl := &noopClock{v: float64(1.0)}
 	q, err := NewMClock(uint64(reqCount), math.MaxUint64, map[string]TagInfo{
 		"class1": {Share: 2, LimitIOPS: &limit},
 		"class2": {Share: 1, LimitIOPS: &limit, ReservedIOPS: &resevation},
@@ -237,15 +237,18 @@ func TestMClockReservationScheduling(t *testing.T) {
 
 	q.scheduleRequest()
 
+	count := 0
 	for _, req := range requests {
 		select {
 		case <-req.scheduled:
-			require.Fail(t, "no request must be scheduled because of time is 0.0 but limit values are greater than 0.0")
+			require.Equal(t, req.tag, "class2")
+			count++
 		default:
 		}
 	}
+	require.Equal(t, 100, count, "class2 has 100 requests reserved, so only 100 requests must be scheduled")
 
-	cl.v = 1.00001 // 1s elapsed
+	cl.v = 1.9999 // 1s elapsed - 0.999 to take into account float64 accuracy
 	q.scheduleRequest()
 
 	var result []string
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ func TestMClockReservationScheduling(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	require.Equal(t, 100, len(result))
+	require.Equal(t, 200, len(result))
 	for _, res := range result {
 		require.Equal(t, "class2", res)
 	}
@@ -515,3 +518,48 @@ func TestMClockLowLimit(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, eg.Wait())
 }
+
+func TestMClockLimitTotalTime(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	limit := 10.0 // 10 RPS -> 1 request per 100 ms
+	q, err := NewMClock(100, 100, map[string]TagInfo{
+		"class1": {Share: 50, LimitIOPS: &limit},
+	}, 5*time.Second)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer q.Close()
+
+	// 10 requests, each request runs for 500 ms,
+	// but they should be scheduled as soon as possible,
+	// so total duration must be less than 1 second
+	eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
+	startedAt := time.Now()
+	for range 10 {
+		eg.Go(func() error {
+			release, err := q.RequestArrival(ctx, "class1")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+			release()
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, eg.Wait())
+	require.True(t, time.Since(startedAt) <= 1*time.Second)
+
+	// 11 requests, limit = 10 RPS, so 10 requests should be
+	// scheduled as soon as possible, but last request should be
+	// scheduled at now + 1.0 s
+	eg, ctx = errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
+	startedAt = time.Now()
+	for range 11 {
+		eg.Go(func() error {
+			release, err := q.RequestArrival(ctx, "class1")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+			release()
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, eg.Wait())
+	require.True(t, time.Since(startedAt) >= 1500*time.Millisecond)
+	require.True(t, time.Since(startedAt) <= 1600*time.Millisecond) // 100 ms offset to complete all requests
+}