diff --git a/pool.go b/pool.go
index 89ad35d7..ddd1fc34 100644
--- a/pool.go
+++ b/pool.go
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ type Pool struct {
 	// workerCache speeds up the obtainment of a usable worker in function:retrieveWorker.
 	workerCache sync.Pool
 
-	// blockingNum is the number of the goroutines already been blocked on pool.Submit, protected by pool.lock
-	blockingNum int
+	// waiting is the number of goroutines already been blocked on pool.Submit(), protected by pool.lock
+	waiting int32
 
 	heartbeatDone int32
 	stopHeartbeat context.CancelFunc
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ func (p *Pool) purgePeriodically(ctx context.Context) {
 			expiredWorkers[i] = nil
 		}
 
-		// There might be a situation that all workers have been cleaned up(no any worker is running)
+		// There might be a situation where all workers have been cleaned up(no worker is running),
+		// or another case where the pool capacity has been Tuned up,
 		// while some invokers still get stuck in "p.cond.Wait()",
 		// then it ought to wake all those invokers.
-		if p.Running() == 0 {
+		if p.Running() == 0 || (p.Waiting() > 0 && p.Free() > 0) {
 			p.cond.Broadcast()
 		}
 	}
@@ -174,12 +175,12 @@ func (p *Pool) Submit(task func()) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Running returns the amount of the currently running goroutines.
+// Running returns the number of workers currently running.
 func (p *Pool) Running() int {
 	return int(atomic.LoadInt32(&p.running))
 }
 
-// Free returns the amount of available goroutines to work, -1 indicates this pool is unlimited.
+// Free returns the number of available goroutines to work, -1 indicates this pool is unlimited.
 func (p *Pool) Free() int {
 	c := p.Cap()
 	if c < 0 {
@@ -188,6 +189,11 @@ func (p *Pool) Free() int {
 	return c - p.Running()
 }
 
+// Waiting returns the number of tasks which are waiting be executed.
+func (p *Pool) Waiting() int {
+	return int(atomic.LoadInt32(&p.waiting))
+}
+
 // Cap returns the capacity of this pool.
 func (p *Pool) Cap() int {
 	return int(atomic.LoadInt32(&p.capacity))
@@ -259,14 +265,12 @@ func (p *Pool) Reboot() {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// incRunning increases the number of the currently running goroutines.
-func (p *Pool) incRunning() {
-	atomic.AddInt32(&p.running, 1)
+func (p *Pool) addRunning(delta int) {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&p.running, int32(delta))
 }
 
-// decRunning decreases the number of the currently running goroutines.
-func (p *Pool) decRunning() {
-	atomic.AddInt32(&p.running, -1)
+func (p *Pool) addWaiting(delta int) {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&p.waiting, int32(delta))
 }
 
 // retrieveWorker returns an available worker to run the tasks.
@@ -292,30 +296,33 @@ func (p *Pool) retrieveWorker() (w *goWorker) {
 			return
 		}
 	retry:
-		if p.options.MaxBlockingTasks != 0 && p.blockingNum >= p.options.MaxBlockingTasks {
+		if p.options.MaxBlockingTasks != 0 && p.Waiting() >= p.options.MaxBlockingTasks {
 			p.lock.Unlock()
 			return
 		}
-		p.blockingNum++
+		p.addWaiting(1)
 		p.cond.Wait() // block and wait for an available worker
-		p.blockingNum--
+		p.addWaiting(-1)
+
+		if p.IsClosed() {
+			p.lock.Unlock()
+			return
+		}
+
 		var nw int
 		if nw = p.Running(); nw == 0 { // awakened by the scavenger
 			p.lock.Unlock()
-			if !p.IsClosed() {
-				spawnWorker()
-			}
+			spawnWorker()
 			return
 		}
 		if w = p.workers.detach(); w == nil {
-			if nw < capacity {
+			if nw < p.Cap() {
 				p.lock.Unlock()
 				spawnWorker()
 				return
 			}
 			goto retry
 		}
-
 		p.lock.Unlock()
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/pool_func.go b/pool_func.go
index bfa4ccb4..3b5d5a76 100644
--- a/pool_func.go
+++ b/pool_func.go
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ type PoolWithFunc struct {
 	// workerCache speeds up the obtainment of a usable worker in function:retrieveWorker.
 	workerCache sync.Pool
 
-	// blockingNum is the number of the goroutines already been blocked on pool.Submit, protected by pool.lock
-	blockingNum int
+	// waiting is the number of the goroutines already been blocked on pool.Invoke(), protected by pool.lock
+	waiting int32
 
 	heartbeatDone int32
 	stopHeartbeat context.CancelFunc
@@ -112,10 +112,11 @@ func (p *PoolWithFunc) purgePeriodically(ctx context.Context) {
 			expiredWorkers[i] = nil
 		}
 
-		// There might be a situation that all workers have been cleaned up(no worker is running)
+		// There might be a situation where all workers have been cleaned up(no worker is running),
+		// or another case where the pool capacity has been Tuned up,
 		// while some invokers still get stuck in "p.cond.Wait()",
 		// then it ought to wake all those invokers.
-		if p.Running() == 0 {
+		if p.Running() == 0 || (p.Waiting() > 0 && p.Free() > 0) {
 			p.cond.Broadcast()
 		}
 	}
@@ -191,12 +192,12 @@ func (p *PoolWithFunc) Invoke(args interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Running returns the amount of the currently running goroutines.
+// Running returns the number of workers currently running.
 func (p *PoolWithFunc) Running() int {
 	return int(atomic.LoadInt32(&p.running))
 }
 
-// Free returns the amount of available goroutines to work, -1 indicates this pool is unlimited.
+// Free returns the number of available goroutines to work, -1 indicates this pool is unlimited.
 func (p *PoolWithFunc) Free() int {
 	c := p.Cap()
 	if c < 0 {
@@ -205,6 +206,11 @@ func (p *PoolWithFunc) Free() int {
 	return c - p.Running()
 }
 
+// Waiting returns the number of tasks which are waiting be executed.
+func (p *PoolWithFunc) Waiting() int {
+	return int(atomic.LoadInt32(&p.waiting))
+}
+
 // Cap returns the capacity of this pool.
 func (p *PoolWithFunc) Cap() int {
 	return int(atomic.LoadInt32(&p.capacity))
@@ -280,14 +286,12 @@ func (p *PoolWithFunc) Reboot() {
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// incRunning increases the number of the currently running goroutines.
-func (p *PoolWithFunc) incRunning() {
-	atomic.AddInt32(&p.running, 1)
+func (p *PoolWithFunc) addRunning(delta int) {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&p.running, int32(delta))
 }
 
-// decRunning decreases the number of the currently running goroutines.
-func (p *PoolWithFunc) decRunning() {
-	atomic.AddInt32(&p.running, -1)
+func (p *PoolWithFunc) addWaiting(delta int) {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&p.waiting, int32(delta))
 }
 
 // retrieveWorker returns an available worker to run the tasks.
@@ -316,24 +320,28 @@ func (p *PoolWithFunc) retrieveWorker() (w *goWorkerWithFunc) {
 			return
 		}
 	retry:
-		if p.options.MaxBlockingTasks != 0 && p.blockingNum >= p.options.MaxBlockingTasks {
+		if p.options.MaxBlockingTasks != 0 && p.Waiting() >= p.options.MaxBlockingTasks {
 			p.lock.Unlock()
 			return
 		}
-		p.blockingNum++
+		p.addWaiting(1)
 		p.cond.Wait() // block and wait for an available worker
-		p.blockingNum--
+		p.addWaiting(-1)
+
+		if p.IsClosed() {
+			p.lock.Unlock()
+			return
+		}
+
 		var nw int
 		if nw = p.Running(); nw == 0 { // awakened by the scavenger
 			p.lock.Unlock()
-			if !p.IsClosed() {
-				spawnWorker()
-			}
+			spawnWorker()
 			return
 		}
 		l := len(p.workers) - 1
 		if l < 0 {
-			if nw < capacity {
+			if nw < p.Cap() {
 				p.lock.Unlock()
 				spawnWorker()
 				return
diff --git a/worker.go b/worker.go
index b804e9f9..a2bee572 100644
--- a/worker.go
+++ b/worker.go
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ type goWorker struct {
 // run starts a goroutine to repeat the process
 // that performs the function calls.
 func (w *goWorker) run() {
-	w.pool.incRunning()
+	w.pool.addRunning(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer func() {
-			w.pool.decRunning()
+			w.pool.addRunning(-1)
 			w.pool.workerCache.Put(w)
 			if p := recover(); p != nil {
 				if ph := w.pool.options.PanicHandler; ph != nil {
diff --git a/worker_func.go b/worker_func.go
index 9fe35e95..d15224d8 100644
--- a/worker_func.go
+++ b/worker_func.go
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ type goWorkerWithFunc struct {
 // run starts a goroutine to repeat the process
 // that performs the function calls.
 func (w *goWorkerWithFunc) run() {
-	w.pool.incRunning()
+	w.pool.addRunning(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer func() {
-			w.pool.decRunning()
+			w.pool.addRunning(-1)
 			w.pool.workerCache.Put(w)
 			if p := recover(); p != nil {
 				if ph := w.pool.options.PanicHandler; ph != nil {
diff --git a/worker_loop_queue_test.go b/worker_loop_queue_test.go
index f0c0b5f3..1a2e17c1 100644
--- a/worker_loop_queue_test.go
+++ b/worker_loop_queue_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build !windows
 // +build !windows
 
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diff --git a/worker_stack_test.go b/worker_stack_test.go
index 1bddf9d6..94b6055c 100644
--- a/worker_stack_test.go
+++ b/worker_stack_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build !windows
 // +build !windows
 
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