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+Describe "Start-Sleep" {
+
+    Context "Validate Start-Sleep works properly" {
+        It "Should only sleep for at least 3 seconds"{
+           $result = Measure-Command { Start-Sleep -s 3 }
+	     $result.Seconds | Should BeGreaterThan 3
+	 }
+
+        It "Should sleep for at least 3 seconds using the alias" {
+	    $result = Measure-Command { sleep -s 3 }
+	    $result.Seconds | Should BeGreaterThan 3
+	}
+    }
+}