diff -r 01a6848ebfd7 -r 36b2e23a8629 windowing/windowserver/tauto/TDirectA.CPP
--- a/windowing/windowserver/tauto/TDirectA.CPP	Fri Apr 16 16:21:04 2010 +0300
+++ b/windowing/windowserver/tauto/TDirectA.CPP	Mon May 03 13:44:32 2010 +0300
@@ -274,7 +274,21 @@
 	 		}
 		}
 	TheClient->Flush();
-	iTimer=CPeriodic::NewL(0);
+	if (iId == 4)
+	    {
+        // This clause is needed to prevent sub-test 9 from taking an 
+        // exceedingly large amount of time. The CColorAnimation with iId 4 is 
+        // the one which controls when the test stops. This raise in 
+        // priority compared to the other CColorAnimations, allows it's 
+        // callbacks to get through when otherwise they would take much longer
+        // due to the volume of callbacks generated by the other
+        // CColorAnimations
+        iTimer=CPeriodic::NewL(1);
+	    }
+	else
+	    {
+        iTimer=CPeriodic::NewL(0);
+	    }
 	}
 
 TPoint CColorAnimation::AbsoluteWindowPosition(TInt aWindowId/*=0*/)