Add a timeout to a promise in JavaScript

JavaScript interview exercise on Async, difficulty 3 of 3. Solve it in the editor beside a worked example, or cold in Interview mode with the example hidden; the tests run the moment you do.

Write withTimeout(promise, ms) that resolves with the promise's value if it settles within ms, otherwise rejects with an Error whose message is "timeout".

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