function [entity,events] = timer(obj,storage,entity,tag)  
    % Assume that eventTimer() defines a timer with tag and that there is a previously 
    % scheduled resource acquisition event with 'loadingWorker' tag.
    event = obj.cancelAcquireResource('loadingWorker');  
    % This cancels the 'loadingWorker' acquisition event when the timer finishes.   
end