diff --git a/src/gleam/otp/task.gleam b/src/gleam/otp/task.gleam
index fff859a..3a0554f 100644
--- a/src/gleam/otp/task.gleam
+++ b/src/gleam/otp/task.gleam
@@ -28,17 +28,13 @@
 //// [1]: https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/master/Task.html
 ////
 
-// TODO: await_many
 import gleam/dynamic.{type Dynamic}
-import gleam/erlang/process.{type Pid, type ProcessMonitor, type Selector}
+import gleam/erlang/process.{type Pid, type Selector, type Subject}
+import gleam/function
+import gleam/option.{type Option, Some}
 
 pub opaque type Task(value) {
-  Task(
-    owner: Pid,
-    pid: Pid,
-    monitor: ProcessMonitor,
-    selector: Selector(Message(value)),
-  )
+  Task(owner: Pid, pid: Pid, subject: Subject(value))
 }
 
 // TODO: test
@@ -53,12 +49,7 @@ pub fn async(work: fn() -> value) -> Task(value) {
   let subject = process.new_subject()
   let pid =
     process.start(linked: True, running: fn() { process.send(subject, work()) })
-  let monitor = process.monitor_process(pid)
-  let selector =
-    process.new_selector()
-    |> process.selecting_process_down(monitor, FromMonitor)
-    |> process.selecting(subject, FromSubject)
-  Task(owner: owner, pid: pid, monitor: monitor, selector: selector)
+  Task(owner: owner, pid: pid, subject: subject)
 }
 
 pub type AwaitError {
@@ -80,29 +71,20 @@ fn assert_owner(task: Task(a)) -> Nil {
   }
 }
 
-type Message(value) {
-  FromMonitor(process.ProcessDown)
-  FromSubject(value)
-}
-
 // TODO: test
 /// Wait for the value computed by a task.
 ///
-/// If the a value is not received before the timeout has elapsed or if the
-/// task process crashes then an error is returned.
+/// If the a value is not received before the timeout has elapsed then an error
+/// is returned.
 ///
 pub fn try_await(task: Task(value), timeout: Int) -> Result(value, AwaitError) {
   assert_owner(task)
-  case process.select(task.selector, timeout) {
+  let selector =
+    process.new_selector()
+    |> process.selecting(task.subject, function.identity)
+  case process.select(selector, timeout) {
     // The task process has sent back a value
-    Ok(FromSubject(x)) -> {
-      process.demonitor_process(task.monitor)
-      Ok(x)
-    }
-
-    // The task process crashed without sending a value
-    Ok(FromMonitor(process.ProcessDown(reason: reason, ..))) ->
-      Error(Exit(reason))
+    Ok(x) -> Ok(x)
 
     // The task process is alive but has not sent a value yet
     Error(Nil) -> Error(Timeout)
@@ -120,34 +102,92 @@ pub fn await(task: Task(value), timeout: Int) -> value {
   value
 }
 
-/// Wait endlessly for the value computed by a task.
-///
-/// Be Careful! This function does not return until there is a value to
-/// receive. If a value is not received then the process will be stuck waiting
-/// forever.
-///
+@deprecated("Use await_forever")
 pub fn try_await_forever(task: Task(value)) -> Result(value, AwaitError) {
   assert_owner(task)
-  case process.select_forever(task.selector) {
+  let selector =
+    process.new_selector()
+    |> process.selecting(task.subject, function.identity)
+  case process.select_forever(selector) {
     // The task process has sent back a value
-    FromSubject(x) -> {
-      process.demonitor_process(task.monitor)
-      Ok(x)
-    }
-
-    // The task process crashed without sending a value
-    FromMonitor(process.ProcessDown(reason: reason, ..)) -> Error(Exit(reason))
+    x -> Ok(x)
   }
 }
 
 /// Wait endlessly for the value computed by a task.
 ///
-/// Be Careful! Like `try_await_forever`, this function does not return until there is a value to
-/// receive.
+/// Be Careful! Like `try_await_forever`, this function does not return until
+/// there is a value to receive.
 ///
 /// If the task process crashes then this function crashes.
 ///
 pub fn await_forever(task: Task(value)) -> value {
-  let assert Ok(value) = try_await_forever(task)
-  value
+  assert_owner(task)
+  let selector =
+    process.new_selector()
+    |> process.selecting(task.subject, function.identity)
+  process.select_forever(selector)
+}
+
+type Message2(t1, t2) {
+  M2FromSubject1(t1)
+  M2FromSubject2(t2)
+  M2Timeout
+}
+
+/// Wait for the values computed by multiple tasks.
+///
+/// For each task, if the a value is not received before the timeout has
+/// elapsed then an error is returned.
+///
+pub fn try_await2(
+  task1: Task(t1),
+  task2: Task(t2),
+  timeout: Int,
+) -> #(Result(t1, AwaitError), Result(t2, AwaitError)) {
+  assert_owner(task1)
+  assert_owner(task2)
+
+  let timeout_subject = process.new_subject()
+  let timer = process.send_after(timeout_subject, timeout, M2Timeout)
+
+  process.new_selector()
+  |> process.selecting(task1.subject, M2FromSubject1)
+  |> process.selecting(task2.subject, M2FromSubject2)
+  |> process.selecting(timeout_subject, function.identity)
+  |> try_await2_loop(option.None, option.None, task1, task2, timer)
+}
+
+fn try_await2_loop(
+  selector: Selector(Message2(t1, t2)),
+  t1: Option(Result(t1, AwaitError)),
+  t2: Option(Result(t2, AwaitError)),
+  task1: Task(t1),
+  task2: Task(t2),
+  timeout: process.Timer,
+) -> #(Result(t1, AwaitError), Result(t2, AwaitError)) {
+  case t1, t2 {
+    Some(t1), Some(t2) -> #(t1, t2)
+
+    _, _ -> {
+      case process.select_forever(selector) {
+        // The task process has sent back a value
+        M2FromSubject1(x) -> {
+          let t1 = Some(Ok(x))
+          try_await2_loop(selector, t1, t2, task1, task2, timeout)
+        }
+        M2FromSubject2(x) -> {
+          let t2 = Some(Ok(x))
+          try_await2_loop(selector, t1, t2, task1, task2, timeout)
+        }
+
+        M2Timeout -> {
+          #(
+            option.unwrap(t1, Error(Timeout)),
+            option.unwrap(t2, Error(Timeout)),
+          )
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/gleam/otp/task_test.gleam b/test/gleam/otp/task_test.gleam
index c041f76..d294398 100644
--- a/test/gleam/otp/task_test.gleam
+++ b/test/gleam/otp/task_test.gleam
@@ -100,3 +100,59 @@ pub fn async_await_forever_unmonitor_test() {
   |> get_message_queue_length
   |> should.equal(0)
 }
+
+pub fn try_await2_test() {
+  // Start with an empty mailbox
+  flush()
+
+  let work = fn(x) {
+    fn() {
+      sleep(5)
+      x
+    }
+  }
+
+  let task1 = task.async(work(1))
+  let task2 = task.async(work(2))
+
+  task.try_await2(task1, task2, 8)
+  |> should.equal(#(Ok(1), Ok(2)))
+}
+
+pub fn try_await2_timeout_test() {
+  // Start with an empty mailbox
+  flush()
+
+  let work = fn(x, y) {
+    fn() {
+      sleep(y)
+      x
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 2 will not finish in time
+  let task1 = task.async(work(1, 0))
+  let task2 = task.async(work(2, 10))
+
+  task.try_await2(task1, task2, 5)
+  |> should.equal(#(Ok(1), Error(Timeout)))
+}
+
+pub fn try_await3_timeout_test() {
+  // Start with an empty mailbox
+  flush()
+
+  let work = fn(x, y) {
+    fn() {
+      sleep(y)
+      x
+    }
+  }
+
+  // 1 will not finish in time
+  let task1 = task.async(work(1, 100))
+  let task2 = task.async(work(2, 1))
+
+  task.try_await2(task1, task2, 20)
+  |> should.equal(#(Error(Timeout), Ok(2)))
+}