Akka has akka.pattern:
def after[T](duration: FiniteDuration, using: Scheduler)(value: ⇒ Future[T])(implicit ec: ExecutionContext): Future[T]
“Returns a scala.concurrent.Future that will be completed with the success or failure of the provided value after the specified duration.”
http://doc.akka.io/api/akka/2.2.1/#akka.pattern.package