Interrupt loop only if someone presses a key

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Hi /r/powershell,

is there a way to interrupt a loop only if someone presses a key? Or in other words, is it possible to wait for input only a certain amount of time?

Pseudo code:

while ($true){

    Process-Things

    $key = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown") -StopReadKeyAfterOneSecond

    if ($key) {
        Process-OtherThings
    }

}

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