diff --git a/scsh/select.scm b/scsh/select.scm
index dafe4f4..bdc5a7d 100644
--- a/scsh/select.scm
+++ b/scsh/select.scm
@@ -33,7 +33,16 @@
 
 (define (select!/copyback/errno read-vec write-vec
 				exception-vec . maybe-timeout)
-  (let ((timeout (optional-arg maybe-timeout #f))
+  (let ((timeout (and (pair? maybe-timeout)
+		      (if (pair? (cdr maybe-timeout))
+			  (apply error "Too many arguments"
+				 select!/copyback/errno
+				 read-vec write-vec exception-vec
+				 maybe-timeout)
+			  (real->exact-integer (check-arg real?
+							  (car maybe-timeout)
+							  select!/copyback/errno)))))
+		     
 	(vec-ok? (lambda (v)
 		   (vector-every? (lambda (elt)
 				    (or (and (integer? elt) (>= elt 0))
@@ -86,7 +95,16 @@
 	 (values nr nw ne))))
 
 (define (select!/errno read-vec write-vec exception-vec . maybe-timeout)
-  (let ((timeout (optional-arg maybe-timeout #f))
+  (let ((timeout (and (pair? maybe-timeout)
+		      (if (pair? (cdr maybe-timeout))
+			  (apply error "Too many arguments"
+				 select!/copyback/errno
+				 read-vec write-vec exception-vec
+				 maybe-timeout)
+			  (real->exact-integer (check-arg real?
+							  (car maybe-timeout)
+							  select!/copyback/errno)))))
+		     
 	(vec-ok? (lambda (v)
 		   (vector-every? (lambda (elt)
 				    (or (and (integer? elt) (>= elt 0))
diff --git a/scsh/time.scm b/scsh/time.scm
index 80ff1a9..5016eab 100644
--- a/scsh/time.scm
+++ b/scsh/time.scm
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 
 (define (date . args)	; Optional args [time zone]
   (let ((time (if (pair? args)
-		  (integerize-time (check-arg real? (car args) date))
+		  (real->exact-integer (check-arg real? (car args) date))
 		  (time)))
 	(zone (check-arg time-zone?
 			 (and (pair? args) (optional-arg (cdr args) #f))
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 ;;;
 ;(define (utc-offset . args) ; Optional args [time tz]
 ;  (let ((tim (if (pair? args)
-;		 (integerize-time (check-arg real? (car args) utc-offset))
+;		 (real->exact-integer (check-arg real? (car args) utc-offset))
 ;		 (time)))
 ;	(tz (and (pair? args)
 ;		 (check-arg time-zone? (optional-arg (cdr args) #f) utc-offset))))
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 ;    (if (integer? tz)
 ;	(deintegerize-time-zone tz)
 ;	(let* ((summer? (if (pair? args) (car args) (time)))
-;	       (summer? (if (real? summer?) (integerize-time summer?) summer?)))
+;	       (summer? (if (real? summer?) (real->exact-integer summer?) summer?)))
 ;	  (receive (err zone) (%time-zone/errno summer? tz)
 ;		   (if err (errno-error err time-zone summer? tz)
 ;	    zone))))))
@@ -297,9 +297,3 @@
 			  sign (two-digits h) (two-digits m)))
 	      (format #f "~a~a~a:~a:~a"			; name+hh:mm:ss
 		      sign (two-digits h) (two-digits m) (two-digits s)))))))
-
-;;; (floor x), as an exact int.
-(define (integerize-time x)
-  (let ((f (floor x)))
-    (if (inexact? f) (inexact->exact f) f)))
-
diff --git a/scsh/utilities.scm b/scsh/utilities.scm
index df84af4..6952fd4 100644
--- a/scsh/utilities.scm
+++ b/scsh/utilities.scm
@@ -209,3 +209,9 @@
 		    name
 		    maybe-preferred-msg)))
       (apply proc args))))
+
+
+(define (real->exact-integer x)
+  (let ((f (round x)))
+    (if (inexact? f) (inexact->exact f) f)))
+