asyncio.wait_for with non-async function

Question

I have this code:

await asyncio.wait_for(wait, timeout=60)

my wait function is:

def wait():
    while True:
        if qiwiapi.check(comment):
            break
        sleep(2)

It gives me

An asyncio.Future, a coroutine or an awaitable is required

How can I make it work? I need a timeout for a non async function.