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Constructor to set a particular expiry time relative to now.

basic_deadline_timer(
    boost::asio::io_service & io_service,
    const duration_type & expiry_time);

This constructor creates a timer and sets the expiry time.

io_service: The io_service object that the timer will use to dispatch handlers for any asynchronous operations performed on the timer.
expiry_time: The expiry time to be used for the timer, relative to now.