diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_LV2PluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_LV2PluginFormat.cpp
index 50008645c7..62dcd423f2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_LV2PluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_LV2PluginFormat.cpp
@@ -1438,23 +1438,6 @@ private:
 };
 
 //==============================================================================
-class LambdaTimer final : private Timer
-{
-public:
-    explicit LambdaTimer (std::function<void()> c) : callback (c) {}
-
-    ~LambdaTimer() noexcept override { stopTimer(); }
-
-    using Timer::startTimer;
-    using Timer::startTimerHz;
-    using Timer::stopTimer;
-
-private:
-    void timerCallback() override { callback(); }
-
-    std::function<void()> callback;
-};
-
 struct UiEventListener : public MessageBufferInterface<MessageHeader>
 {
     virtual int idle() = 0;
@@ -1482,7 +1465,7 @@ public:
 private:
     Messages<UiMessageHeader, RealtimeWriteTrait> processorToUi;
     std::set<UiEventListener*> activeUis;
-    LambdaTimer timer { [this]
+    TimedCallback timer { [this]
     {
         for (auto* l : activeUis)
             if (l->idle() != 0)
@@ -4335,7 +4318,7 @@ private:
     Component::SafePointer<Editor> editorPointer = nullptr;
     String uiBundleUri;
     UiDescriptor uiDescriptor;
-    LambdaTimer changedParameterFlusher;
+    TimedCallback changedParameterFlusher;
 };
 
 template <>
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/ARA/juce_ARADocumentController.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/ARA/juce_ARADocumentController.cpp
index 736ed5f22d..ef48727709 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/ARA/juce_ARADocumentController.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/ARA/juce_ARADocumentController.cpp
@@ -26,30 +26,6 @@
 namespace juce
 {
 
-class SimpleTimer final : private Timer
-{
-public:
-    SimpleTimer (int frequencyHz, std::function<void()> callbackIn)
-        : callback (std::move (callbackIn))
-    {
-        jassert (callback);
-        startTimerHz (frequencyHz);
-    }
-
-    ~SimpleTimer() override
-    {
-        stopTimer();
-    }
-
-private:
-    void timerCallback() override
-    {
-        callback();
-    }
-
-    std::function<void()> callback;
-};
-
 class ARADocumentControllerSpecialisation::ARADocumentControllerImpl  : public ARADocumentController
 {
 public:
@@ -267,7 +243,7 @@ private:
     std::atomic<bool> internalAnalysisProgressIsSynced { true };
     ScopedJuceInitialiser_GUI libraryInitialiser;
     int activeAudioSourcesCount = 0;
-    std::optional<SimpleTimer> analysisTimer;
+    std::optional<TimedCallback> analysisTimer;
 
     void analysisTimerCallback();
 
@@ -386,9 +362,14 @@ void ARADocumentControllerSpecialisation::ARADocumentControllerImpl::didEndEditi
     notifyListeners (&ARADocument::Listener::didEndEditing, static_cast<ARADocument*> (getDocument()));
 
     if (activeAudioSourcesCount == 0)
+    {
         analysisTimer.reset();
+    }
     else if (! analysisTimer.has_value() && (activeAudioSourcesCount > 0))
-        analysisTimer.emplace (20, [this] { analysisTimerCallback(); });
+    {
+        analysisTimer.emplace ([this] { analysisTimerCallback(); });
+        analysisTimer->startTimerHz (20);
+    }
 }
 
 void ARADocumentControllerSpecialisation::ARADocumentControllerImpl::willNotifyModelUpdates() noexcept
diff --git a/modules/juce_events/timers/juce_TimedCallback.h b/modules/juce_events/timers/juce_TimedCallback.h
index ba1f5507a8..d389a22d7a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_events/timers/juce_TimedCallback.h
+++ b/modules/juce_events/timers/juce_TimedCallback.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
     using Timer::startTimerHz;
     using Timer::stopTimer;
     using Timer::isTimerRunning;
+    using Timer::getTimerInterval;
 
 private:
     void timerCallback() override { callback(); }
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_linux.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_linux.cpp
index e103291b58..4426f2ef0a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_linux.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_linux.cpp
@@ -508,26 +508,6 @@ private:
         JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (LinuxRepaintManager)
     };
 
-    class LinuxVBlankManager final : public Timer
-    {
-    public:
-        explicit LinuxVBlankManager (std::function<void()> cb)  : callback (std::move (cb))
-        {
-            jassert (callback);
-        }
-
-        ~LinuxVBlankManager() override           { stopTimer(); }
-
-        //==============================================================================
-        void timerCallback() override            { callback(); }
-
-    private:
-        std::function<void()> callback;
-
-        JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (LinuxVBlankManager)
-        JUCE_DECLARE_NON_MOVEABLE (LinuxVBlankManager)
-    };
-
     //==============================================================================
     template <typename This>
     static Point<float> localToGlobal (This& t, Point<float> relativePosition)
@@ -594,7 +574,7 @@ private:
 
     //==============================================================================
     std::unique_ptr<LinuxRepaintManager> repainter;
-    LinuxVBlankManager vBlankManager { [this]() { onVBlank(); } };
+    TimedCallback vBlankManager { [this]() { onVBlank(); } };
 
     ::Window windowH = {}, parentWindow = {};
     Rectangle<int> bounds;
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp
index 32cd2ad204..39d22f61e6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_Windowing_windows.cpp
@@ -1653,31 +1653,6 @@ private:
 
 JUCE_IMPLEMENT_SINGLETON (VBlankDispatcher)
 
-//==============================================================================
-class SimpleTimer final : private Timer
-{
-public:
-    SimpleTimer (int intervalMs, std::function<void()> callbackIn)
-        : callback (std::move (callbackIn))
-    {
-        jassert (callback);
-        startTimer (intervalMs);
-    }
-
-    ~SimpleTimer() override
-    {
-        stopTimer();
-    }
-
-private:
-    void timerCallback() override
-    {
-        callback();
-    }
-
-    std::function<void()> callback;
-};
-
 //==============================================================================
 class HWNDComponentPeer final : public ComponentPeer,
                                 private VBlankListener,
@@ -1722,7 +1697,10 @@ public:
         updateCurrentMonitorAndRefreshVBlankDispatcher();
 
         if (parentToAddTo != nullptr)
-            monitorUpdateTimer.emplace (1000, [this] { updateCurrentMonitorAndRefreshVBlankDispatcher(); });
+        {
+            monitorUpdateTimer.emplace ([this] { updateCurrentMonitorAndRefreshVBlankDispatcher(); });
+            monitorUpdateTimer->startTimer (1000);
+        }
 
         suspendResumeRegistration = ScopedSuspendResumeNotificationRegistration { hwnd };
     }
@@ -4727,7 +4705,7 @@ private:
 
     RectangleList<int> deferredRepaints;
     ScopedSuspendResumeNotificationRegistration suspendResumeRegistration;
-    std::optional<SimpleTimer> monitorUpdateTimer;
+    std::optional<TimedCallback> monitorUpdateTimer;
 
     //==============================================================================
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (HWNDComponentPeer)