diff --git a/boost/boost-public-api.go b/boost/boost-public-api.go
index db8f572..9ff957d 100644
--- a/boost/boost-public-api.go
+++ b/boost/boost-public-api.go
@@ -19,9 +19,20 @@ type (
 	JobStreamR[I any] <-chan Job[I]
 	JobStreamW[I any] chan<- Job[I]
 
-	OutputStream[O any]  chan JobOutput[O]
-	OutputStreamR[O any] <-chan JobOutput[O]
-	OutputStreamW[O any] chan<- JobOutput[O]
+	JobOutputStream[O any]  chan JobOutput[O]
+	JobOutputStreamR[O any] <-chan JobOutput[O]
+	JobOutputStreamW[O any] chan<- JobOutput[O]
+
+	// Duplex represents a channel with multiple views, to be used
+	// by clients that need to hand out different ends of the same
+	// channel to different entities.
+	Duplex[T any] struct {
+		Channel  chan T
+		ReaderCh <-chan T
+		WriterCh chan<- T
+	}
+
+	DuplexJobOutput[O any] Duplex[JobOutput[O]]
 
 	CancelWorkSignal struct{}
 	CancelStream     = chan CancelWorkSignal
@@ -42,3 +53,12 @@ type ExecutiveFunc[I, O any] func(j Job[I]) (JobOutput[O], error)
 func (f ExecutiveFunc[I, O]) Invoke(j Job[I]) (JobOutput[O], error) {
 	return f(j)
 }
+
+// NewDuplex creates a new instance of a Duplex with all members populated
+func NewDuplex[T any](channel chan T) *Duplex[T] {
+	return &Duplex[T]{
+		Channel:  channel,
+		ReaderCh: channel,
+		WriterCh: channel,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/boost/pool-defs-internal.go b/boost/pool-defs-internal.go
index d61f11c..72a0283 100644
--- a/boost/pool-defs-internal.go
+++ b/boost/pool-defs-internal.go
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ type (
 	finishedStreamW = chan<- *workerFinishedResult
 
 	workerWrapper[I any, O any] struct {
-		cancelChOut CancelStreamW
-		core        *worker[I, O]
+		core *worker[I, O]
 	}
 
 	workersCollection[I, O any] map[workerID]*workerWrapper[I, O]
diff --git a/boost/worker-pool.go b/boost/worker-pool.go
index 4c7a317..0248c00 100644
--- a/boost/worker-pool.go
+++ b/boost/worker-pool.go
@@ -105,9 +105,14 @@ func (p *WorkerPool[I, O]) composeID() workerID {
 func (p *WorkerPool[I, O]) Start(
 	parentContext context.Context,
 	parentCancel context.CancelFunc,
-	outputsChOut OutputStream[O],
+	outputsChOut chan<- JobOutput[O],
 ) {
-	p.run(parentContext, parentCancel, p.outputChTimeout, p.private.workersJobsCh, outputsChOut)
+	p.run(parentContext,
+		parentCancel,
+		p.outputChTimeout,
+		p.private.workersJobsCh,
+		outputsChOut,
+	)
 }
 
 func (p *WorkerPool[I, O]) run(
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ func (p *WorkerPool[I, O]) run(
 	parentCancel context.CancelFunc,
 	outputChTimeout time.Duration,
 	forwardChOut JobStreamW[I],
-	outputsChOut OutputStream[O],
+	outputsChOut JobOutputStreamW[O],
 ) {
 	result := &PoolResult{}
 	defer func(r *PoolResult) {
@@ -202,11 +207,9 @@ func (p *WorkerPool[I, O]) spawn(
 	parentCancel context.CancelFunc,
 	outputChTimeout time.Duration,
 	jobsChIn JobStreamR[I],
-	outputsChOut OutputStream[O],
+	outputsChOut JobOutputStreamW[O],
 	finishedChOut finishedStreamW,
 ) {
-	cancelCh := make(CancelStream, 1)
-
 	w := &workerWrapper[I, O]{
 		core: &worker[I, O]{
 			id:            p.composeID(),
@@ -215,7 +218,6 @@ func (p *WorkerPool[I, O]) spawn(
 			outputsChOut:  outputsChOut,
 			finishedChOut: finishedChOut,
 		},
-		cancelChOut: cancelCh, // TODO: this is not used, so delete
 	}
 
 	p.private.pool[w.core.id] = w
diff --git a/boost/worker-pool_test.go b/boost/worker-pool_test.go
index a2ff779..20c9d0a 100644
--- a/boost/worker-pool_test.go
+++ b/boost/worker-pool_test.go
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ func (f TerminatorFunc[I, O]) After(parentContext context.Context,
 const (
 	JobChSize     = 10
 	OutputsChSize = 10
+	ScalingFactor = 1
 )
 
+func scale(t time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	return t / ScalingFactor
+}
+
 var defaults = struct {
 	noOfWorkers      int
 	producerInterval time.Duration
@@ -77,15 +82,17 @@ var (
 // type TestInputStream = chan boost.Job[TestJobInput]
 //
 
-type TestInput struct {
-	Recipient string
-}
-type TestJobInput = boost.Job[TestInput]
-type TestInputStream = chan boost.Job[TestJobInput]
+type (
+	TestInput struct {
+		Recipient string
+	}
 
-type TestOutput string
-type TestJobOutput = boost.JobOutput[TestOutput]
-type TestOutputStream = chan boost.JobOutput[TestOutput]
+	TestJobInput        = boost.Job[TestInput]
+	TestInputStream     = boost.JobStream[TestJobInput]
+	TestOutput          string
+	TestJobOutput       = boost.JobOutput[TestOutput]
+	TestJobOutputStream = boost.JobOutputStream[TestOutput]
+)
 
 var greeter = func(j TestJobInput) (TestJobOutput, error) {
 	r := rand.Intn(1000) + 1 //nolint:gosec // trivial
@@ -102,23 +109,23 @@ var greeter = func(j TestJobInput) (TestJobOutput, error) {
 }
 
 type pipeline[I, O any] struct {
-	wgan      boost.WaitGroupAn
-	sequence  int
-	outputsCh chan boost.JobOutput[O]
-	provider  helpers.ProviderFunc[I]
-	producer  *helpers.Producer[I, O]
-	pool      *boost.WorkerPool[I, O]
-	consumer  *helpers.Consumer[O]
-	cancel    TerminatorFunc[I, O]
-	stop      TerminatorFunc[I, O]
+	wgan       boost.WaitGroupAn
+	sequence   int
+	outputsDup *boost.Duplex[boost.JobOutput[O]]
+	provider   helpers.ProviderFunc[I]
+	producer   *helpers.Producer[I, O]
+	pool       *boost.WorkerPool[I, O]
+	consumer   *helpers.Consumer[O]
+	cancel     TerminatorFunc[I, O]
+	stop       TerminatorFunc[I, O]
 }
 
-func start[I, O any](outputsCh chan boost.JobOutput[O]) *pipeline[I, O] {
+func start[I, O any](outputsDupCh *boost.Duplex[boost.JobOutput[O]]) *pipeline[I, O] {
 	pipe := &pipeline[I, O]{
-		wgan:      boost.NewAnnotatedWaitGroup("🍂 pipeline"),
-		outputsCh: outputsCh,
-		stop:      noOp,
-		cancel:    noOp,
+		wgan:       boost.NewAnnotatedWaitGroup("🍂 pipeline"),
+		outputsDup: outputsDupCh,
+		stop:       noOp,
+		cancel:     noOp,
 	}
 
 	return pipe
@@ -147,7 +154,6 @@ func (p *pipeline[I, O]) produce(parentContext context.Context,
 			delay,
 		)
 	}
-
 	p.producer = helpers.StartProducer[I, O](
 		parentContext,
 		p.wgan,
@@ -177,13 +183,13 @@ func (p *pipeline[I, O]) process(parentContext context.Context,
 
 	p.wgan.Add(1, p.pool.RoutineName)
 
-	go p.pool.Start(parentContext, parentCancel, p.outputsCh)
+	go p.pool.Start(parentContext, parentCancel, p.outputsDup.WriterCh)
 }
 
 func (p *pipeline[I, O]) consume(parentContext context.Context, interval time.Duration) {
 	p.consumer = helpers.StartConsumer(parentContext,
 		p.wgan,
-		p.outputsCh,
+		p.outputsDup.ReaderCh,
 		interval,
 	)
 
@@ -226,7 +232,7 @@ var (
 	) {
 		Expect(result.Error).Error().To(BeNil())
 		Expect(pipe.producer.Count).To(Equal(pipe.consumer.Count))
-		Eventually(parentContext, pipe.outputsCh).WithTimeout(time.Second * 5).Should(BeClosed())
+		Eventually(parentContext, pipe.outputsDup.Channel).WithTimeout(time.Second * 5).Should(BeClosed())
 		Eventually(parentContext, pipe.producer.JobsCh).WithTimeout(time.Second * 5).Should(BeClosed())
 	}
 	assertCancelled assertFunc = func(parentContext context.Context,
@@ -302,15 +308,16 @@ var _ = Describe("WorkerPool", func() {
 		func(specContext SpecContext, entry *poolTE) {
 			defer leaktest.Check(GinkgoT())()
 
-			outputCh := lo.TernaryF(entry.outputsChSize > 0,
-				func() TestOutputStream {
-					return make(TestOutputStream, entry.outputsChSize)
+			outputDup := lo.TernaryF(entry.outputsChSize > 0,
+				func() *boost.Duplex[boost.JobOutput[TestOutput]] {
+					return boost.NewDuplex(make(TestJobOutputStream, entry.outputsChSize))
 				},
-				func() TestOutputStream {
-					return nil
+				func() *boost.Duplex[boost.JobOutput[TestOutput]] {
+					return &boost.Duplex[boost.JobOutput[TestOutput]]{}
 				},
 			)
-			pipe := start[TestInput, TestOutput](outputCh)
+
+			pipe := start[TestInput, TestOutput](outputDup)
 
 			defer func() {
 				if counter, ok := (pipe.wgan).(boost.AnnotatedWgCounter); ok {
@@ -340,7 +347,7 @@ var _ = Describe("WorkerPool", func() {
 				greeter,
 			)
 
-			if outputCh != nil {
+			if outputDup.Channel != nil {
 				By("👾 WAIT-GROUP ADD(consumer)")
 				pipe.consume(parentContext, lo.Ternary(entry.intervals.consumer > 0,
 					entry.intervals.consumer, defaults.consumerInterval,
@@ -366,8 +373,8 @@ var _ = Describe("WorkerPool", func() {
 			should:        "receive and process all",
 			outputsChSize: OutputsChSize,
 			intervals: durations{
-				finishAfter:     time.Second / 5,
-				outputChTimeout: time.Second,
+				finishAfter:     scale(time.Second / 5),
+				outputChTimeout: scale(time.Second),
 			},
 			finish:    finishWithStop,
 			summarise: summariseWithConsumer,
@@ -379,9 +386,9 @@ var _ = Describe("WorkerPool", func() {
 			should: "timeout on error",
 			now:    2,
 			intervals: durations{
-				consumer:        1, // time.Second * 8,
-				finishAfter:     time.Second * 2,
-				outputChTimeout: time.Second * 1,
+				consumer:        scale(1), // time.Second * 8,
+				finishAfter:     scale(time.Second * 2),
+				outputChTimeout: scale(time.Second * 1),
 			},
 			outputsChSize: OutputsChSize,
 			finish:        finishWithCancel,
@@ -395,8 +402,8 @@ var _ = Describe("WorkerPool", func() {
 			now:           16,
 			outputsChSize: OutputsChSize,
 			intervals: durations{
-				finishAfter:     time.Second / 5,
-				outputChTimeout: time.Second,
+				finishAfter:     scale(time.Second / 5),
+				outputChTimeout: scale(time.Second),
 			},
 			finish:    finishWithStop,
 			summarise: summariseWithConsumer,
@@ -408,8 +415,8 @@ var _ = Describe("WorkerPool", func() {
 			should:        "receive and process all without sending output, no error",
 			outputsChSize: 0,
 			intervals: durations{
-				finishAfter:     time.Second / 5,
-				outputChTimeout: time.Second / 10,
+				finishAfter:     scale(time.Second / 5),
+				outputChTimeout: scale(time.Second / 10),
 			},
 			finish:    finishWithStop,
 			summarise: summariseWithoutConsumer,
@@ -421,8 +428,8 @@ var _ = Describe("WorkerPool", func() {
 			should:        "receive and process all without sending output, no error",
 			outputsChSize: 0,
 			intervals: durations{
-				finishAfter:     time.Second / 5,
-				outputChTimeout: time.Second / 10,
+				finishAfter:     scale(time.Second / 5),
+				outputChTimeout: scale(time.Second / 10),
 			},
 			finish:    finishWithCancel,
 			summarise: summariseWithoutConsumer,
@@ -435,8 +442,8 @@ var _ = Describe("WorkerPool", func() {
 			now:           2,
 			outputsChSize: OutputsChSize, // 1
 			intervals: durations{
-				finishAfter:     time.Second / 5,
-				outputChTimeout: time.Second / 1000,
+				finishAfter:     scale(time.Second / 5),
+				outputChTimeout: scale(time.Second / 1000),
 			},
 			finish:    finishWithStop,
 			summarise: summariseWithConsumer,
diff --git a/boost/worker.go b/boost/worker.go
index e2602b5..125808b 100644
--- a/boost/worker.go
+++ b/boost/worker.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type worker[I any, O any] struct {
 	id            workerID
 	exec          ExecutiveFunc[I, O]
 	jobsChIn      JobStreamR[I]
-	outputsChOut  OutputStream[O]
+	outputsChOut  JobOutputStreamW[O]
 	finishedChOut finishedStreamW
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/helpers/test-consumer.go b/internal/helpers/test-consumer.go
index 5bfdca5..695f2f2 100644
--- a/internal/helpers/test-consumer.go
+++ b/internal/helpers/test-consumer.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ type Consumer[O any] struct {
 	quitter     boost.AnnotatedWgQuitter
 	RoutineName boost.GoRoutineName
 	interval    time.Duration
-	OutputsChIn boost.OutputStreamR[O]
+	OutputsChIn boost.JobOutputStreamR[O]
 	Count       int
 }
 
 func StartConsumer[O any](
 	parentContext context.Context,
 	quitter boost.AnnotatedWgQuitter,
-	outputsChIn boost.OutputStreamR[O],
+	outputsChIn boost.JobOutputStreamR[O],
 	interval time.Duration,
 ) *Consumer[O] {
 	consumer := &Consumer[O]{
diff --git a/internal/helpers/test-producer.go b/internal/helpers/test-producer.go
index 45ee8e4..3d2c740 100644
--- a/internal/helpers/test-producer.go
+++ b/internal/helpers/test-producer.go
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 type termination string
-type terminationStream chan termination
+type terminationDuplex *boost.Duplex[termination]
 
 type ProviderFunc[I any] func() I
 
 type Producer[I, O any] struct {
-	quitter     boost.AnnotatedWgQuitter
-	RoutineName boost.GoRoutineName
-	sequenceNo  int
-	provider    ProviderFunc[I]
-	interval    time.Duration
-	terminateCh terminationStream
-	JobsCh      boost.JobStream[I]
-	Count       int
+	quitter      boost.AnnotatedWgQuitter
+	RoutineName  boost.GoRoutineName
+	sequenceNo   int
+	provider     ProviderFunc[I]
+	interval     time.Duration
+	terminateDup terminationDuplex
+	JobsCh       boost.JobStream[I]
+	Count        int
 }
 
 // The producer owns the Jobs channel as it knows when to close it. This producer is
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ func StartProducer[I, O any](
 	}
 
 	producer := Producer[I, O]{
-		quitter:     quitter,
-		RoutineName: boost.GoRoutineName("✨ producer"),
-		provider:    provider,
-		interval:    interval,
-		terminateCh: make(terminationStream),
-		JobsCh:      make(boost.JobStream[I], capacity),
+		quitter:      quitter,
+		RoutineName:  boost.GoRoutineName("✨ producer"),
+		provider:     provider,
+		interval:     interval,
+		terminateDup: boost.NewDuplex(make(chan termination)),
+		JobsCh:       make(boost.JobStream[I], capacity),
 	}
+
 	go producer.run(parentContext)
 
 	return &producer
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func (p *Producer[I, O]) run(parentContext context.Context) {
 
 			fmt.Println(">>>> ✨ producer.run - done received ⛔⛔⛔")
 
-		case <-p.terminateCh:
+		case <-p.terminateDup.ReaderCh:
 			running = false
 			fmt.Printf(">>>> ✨ producer.run - termination detected (running: %v)\n", running)
 
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ func (p *Producer[I, O]) item(parentContext context.Context) bool {
 
 func (p *Producer[I, O]) Stop() {
 	fmt.Println(">>>> 🧲 producer terminating ...")
-	p.terminateCh <- termination("done")
-	close(p.terminateCh)
+	p.terminateDup.WriterCh <- termination("done")
+	close(p.terminateDup.Channel)
 }
 
 // StopProducerAfter, run in a new go routine