diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.cpp
index 16799bd..3fc3901 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.cpp
@@ -400,8 +400,9 @@
 
     } else {
         if (FlagManager::getInstance().vrr_bugfix_24q4()) {
-            // We need to freeze the timeline at the committed vsync so that we don't
-            // overshoot the deadline.
+            // We need to freeze the timeline at the committed vsync, and
+            // then use with threshold adjustments when required to avoid
+            // marginal errors when checking the vsync on the timeline.
             mTimelines.back().freeze(mLastCommittedVsync);
         } else {
             mTimelines.back().freeze(
@@ -779,6 +780,20 @@
     }
 }
 
+VSyncPredictor::VsyncTimeline::VsyncOnTimeline VSyncPredictor::VsyncTimeline::isWithin(
+        TimePoint vsync) {
+    const auto threshold = mIdealPeriod.ns() / 2;
+    if (!mValidUntil || vsync.ns() < mValidUntil->ns() - threshold) {
+        // if mValidUntil is absent then timeline is not frozen and
+        // vsync should be unique to that timeline.
+        return VsyncOnTimeline::Unique;
+    }
+    if (vsync.ns() > mValidUntil->ns() + threshold) {
+        return VsyncOnTimeline::Outside;
+    }
+    return VsyncOnTimeline::Shared;
+}
+
 } // namespace android::scheduler
 
 // TODO(b/129481165): remove the #pragma below and fix conversion issues
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.h
index 66a7d71..64e1029 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.h
@@ -111,18 +111,7 @@
             Shared,  // Within timeline, shared with next timeline.
             Outside, // Outside of the timeline.
         };
-        VsyncOnTimeline isWithin(TimePoint vsync) {
-            const auto threshold = mIdealPeriod.ns() / 2;
-            if (!mValidUntil || vsync.ns() < mValidUntil->ns() - threshold) {
-                // if mValidUntil is absent then timeline is not frozen and
-                // vsync should be unique to that timeline.
-                return VsyncOnTimeline::Unique;
-            }
-            if (vsync.ns() > mValidUntil->ns() + threshold) {
-                return VsyncOnTimeline::Outside;
-            }
-            return VsyncOnTimeline::Shared;
-        }
+        VsyncOnTimeline isWithin(TimePoint vsync);
 
     private:
         nsecs_t snapToVsyncAlignedWithRenderRate(Model model, nsecs_t vsync);