diff --git a/examples/playbook/async_polling.yml b/examples/playbook/async_polling.yml
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+---
+
+- hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+
+  - name: simulate long running op (15 sec), wait for up to 45 sec, poll every 5 sec
+    command: /bin/sleep 10
+    async: 15
+    poll: 1