Repository: kubernetes-sigs/kueue

Issue:
[flaky unit tests] TestReconciler/when_workload_is_admitted_and_PodSetUpdates_conflict_between_admission_checks_on_annotations,_the_workload_is_finished_with_failure_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_false

**What happened**:

failure: https://prow.k8s.io/view/gs/kubernetes-ci-logs/pr-logs/pull/kubernetes-sigs_kueue/7312/pull-kueue-test-unit-main/1991776223881072640

**What you expected to happen**:
no fail
**How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible)**:
ci
**Anything else we need to know?**:
```
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_workload_is_admitted_and_PodSetUpdates_conflict_between_admission_checks_on_annotations,_the_workload_is_finished_with_failure_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_false expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_workload_is_admitted_and_PodSetUpdates_conflict_between_admission_checks_on_annotations,_the_workload_is_finished_with_failure_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_true expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_workload_is_admitted_and_PodSetUpdates_conflict_between_admission_check_nodeSelector_and_current_node_selector,_the_workload_is_finished_with_failure_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_false expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_workload_is_admitted_and_PodSetUpdates_conflict_between_admission_check_nodeSelector_and_current_node_selector,_the_workload_is_finished_with_failure_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_true expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_workload_is_admitted_and_PodSetUpdates_conflict_between_admission_checks_on_labels,_the_workload_is_finished_with_failure_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_false expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_workload_is_admitted_and_PodSetUpdates_conflict_between_admission_checks_on_labels,_the_workload_is_finished_with_failure_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_true expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_job_completes,_workload_is_marked_as_finished_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_false expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_job_completes,_workload_is_marked_as_finished_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_true expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_workload_is_admitted_and_PodSetUpdates_conflict_between_admission_checks_on_nodeSelector,_the_workload_is_finished_with_failure_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_false expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler/when_workload_is_admitted_and_PodSetUpdates_conflict_between_admission_checks_on_nodeSelector,_the_workload_is_finished_with_failure_WorkloadRequestUseMergePatch_enabled:_true expand_more
sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job: TestReconciler expand_more
```

Hints from issue comments:
@mimowo: cc @mbobrovskyi any ideas?@mimowo: /kind flake @mbobrovskyi: /assign

Solution patch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/krew-release.yml b/.github/workflows/krew-release.yml
index 7eba0308d..de5970685 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/krew-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/krew-release.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Update new version in krew-index
         uses: rajatjindal/krew-release-bot@v0.0.47
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openvex.yaml b/.github/workflows/openvex.yaml
index 9dab48d61..7292a2b9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openvex.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openvex.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           TAG=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
           echo "TAG=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: openvex/generate-vex@c59881b41451d7ccba5c3b74cd195382b8971fcd
         name: Run vexctl
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sbom.yaml b/.github/workflows/sbom.yaml
index 1311ed3fe..91c9c3c04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sbom.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sbom.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Install bom and generate SBOM
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Set tag name
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-dependabot.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-dependabot.yaml
index 151c24533..991f9c9c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-dependabot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-dependabot.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           contents: write
 
         steps:
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v6
               with: 
                 ref: ${{github.head_ref}}
             - name: Set git user from last commit



Test patch:
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go
index b89907613..220a6f71b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go
@@ -558,8 +558,7 @@ var (
 func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 	// the clock is primarily used with second rounded times
 	// use the current time trimmed.
-	testStartTime := time.Now().Truncate(time.Second)
-	fakeClock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(testStartTime)
+	now := time.Now().Truncate(time.Second)
 
 	t.Cleanup(jobframework.EnableIntegrationsForTest(t, FrameworkName))
 	baseJobWrapper := utiltestingjob.MakeJob("job", "ns").
@@ -572,7 +571,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 	baseWorkloadWrapper := utiltestingapi.MakeWorkload("wl", "ns").
 		Finalizers(kueue.ResourceInUseFinalizerName).
 		PodSets(*utiltestingapi.MakePodSet(kueue.DefaultPodSetName, 10).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").Obj()).
-		ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj())
+		ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj(), now)
 
 	baseWPCWrapper := utiltestingapi.MakeWorkloadPriorityClass("test-wpc").
 		PriorityValue(100)
@@ -609,11 +608,11 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			job:     *baseJobWrapper.DeepCopy(),
 			wantJob: *baseJobWrapper.DeepCopy(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(false).
+				AdmittedAt(false, now).
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(false).
+				AdmittedAt(false, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -630,11 +629,11 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			job:     *baseJobWrapper.DeepCopy(),
 			wantJob: *baseJobWrapper.DeepCopy(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -659,7 +658,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Active(10).
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -669,7 +668,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -690,7 +689,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Ready(10).
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -700,7 +699,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -721,11 +720,11 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Ready(10).
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -748,7 +747,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Failed(1).
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -758,7 +757,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -783,7 +782,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Failed(1).
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -793,7 +792,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -814,7 +813,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Ready(10).
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -824,7 +823,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -841,7 +840,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			job:     *baseJobWrapper.DeepCopy(),
 			wantJob: *baseJobWrapper.DeepCopy(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -851,7 +850,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -872,7 +871,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Ready(10).
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -882,7 +881,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -899,7 +898,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			job:     *baseJobWrapper.DeepCopy(),
 			wantJob: *baseJobWrapper.DeepCopy(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -909,7 +908,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-				Admitted(true).
+				AdmittedAt(true, now).
 				Condition(metav1.Condition{
 					Type:    kueue.WorkloadPodsReady,
 					Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
@@ -933,12 +932,12 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantEvents: []utiltesting.EventRecord{
@@ -1027,7 +1026,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check",
 						State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
@@ -1044,7 +1043,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check",
 						State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
@@ -1077,7 +1076,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-time.Second)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-time.Second)).
 					Active(false).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:    kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
@@ -1167,14 +1166,14 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-time.Second)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-time.Second)).
 					Active(true).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:               kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:             metav1.ConditionTrue,
 						Reason:             workload.ReasonWithCause(kueue.WorkloadDeactivated, kueue.WorkloadRequeuingLimitExceeded),
 						Message:            "The workload is deactivated",
-						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(testStartTime),
+						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(now),
 					}).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check",
@@ -1258,14 +1257,14 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-time.Second)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-time.Second)).
 					Active(false).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:               kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:             metav1.ConditionTrue,
 						Reason:             kueue.WorkloadDeactivated,
 						Message:            "The workload is deactivated",
-						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(testStartTime),
+						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(now),
 					}).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check",
@@ -1346,14 +1345,14 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-time.Second)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-time.Second)).
 					Active(false).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:               kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:             metav1.ConditionTrue,
 						Reason:             workload.ReasonWithCause(kueue.WorkloadDeactivated, kueue.WorkloadRequeuingLimitExceeded),
 						Message:            "The workload is deactivated",
-						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(testStartTime),
+						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(now),
 					}).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check",
@@ -1443,14 +1442,14 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-2*time.Minute)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-2*time.Minute)).
 					Active(false).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:               kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:             metav1.ConditionTrue,
 						Reason:             workload.ReasonWithCause(kueue.WorkloadDeactivated, kueue.WorkloadRequeuingLimitExceeded),
 						Message:            "The workload is deactivated",
-						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(testStartTime.Add(-time.Minute)),
+						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(now.Add(-time.Minute)),
 					}).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check",
@@ -1531,14 +1530,14 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-2*time.Minute)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-2*time.Minute)).
 					Active(false).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:               kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:             metav1.ConditionTrue,
 						Reason:             workload.ReasonWithCause(kueue.WorkloadDeactivated, kueue.WorkloadRequeuingLimitExceeded),
 						Message:            "The workload is deactivated",
-						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(testStartTime.Add(-time.Minute)),
+						LastTransitionTime: metav1.NewTime(now.Add(-time.Minute)),
 					}).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check",
@@ -1620,7 +1619,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-time.Second)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-time.Second)).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:    kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -1676,7 +1675,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-time.Second)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-time.Second)).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:    kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -1756,7 +1755,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-time.Second)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-time.Second)).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:    kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -1836,7 +1835,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-time.Second)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-time.Second)).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:    kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -1916,7 +1915,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					AdmittedAt(true, testStartTime.Add(-time.Second)).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now.Add(-time.Second)).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:    kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status:  metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -1997,7 +1996,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Active(false).
 					Queue("foo").
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
@@ -2028,7 +2027,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Active(false).
 					Queue("foo").
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
@@ -2066,7 +2065,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check1",
 						State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
@@ -2149,7 +2148,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check1",
 						State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
@@ -2232,7 +2231,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check1",
 						State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
@@ -2317,7 +2316,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check",
 						State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
@@ -2382,7 +2381,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check1",
 						State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
@@ -2425,7 +2424,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					AdmissionCheck(kueue.AdmissionCheckState{
 						Name:  "check1",
 						State: kueue.CheckStateReady,
@@ -2487,12 +2486,12 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantEvents: []utiltesting.EventRecord{
@@ -2514,7 +2513,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
 					PodSets(*utiltestingapi.MakePodSet(kueue.DefaultPodSetName, 5).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantErr: jobframework.ErrNoMatchingWorkloads,
@@ -2576,8 +2575,8 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				*utiltestingapi.MakeWorkload("a", "ns").
 					Finalizers(kueue.ResourceInUseFinalizerName).
 					PodSets(*utiltestingapi.MakePodSet(kueue.DefaultPodSetName, 10).SetMinimumCount(5).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").Obj()).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(8).Obj()).Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(8).Obj()).Obj(), now).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
@@ -2589,8 +2588,8 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 							Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 							Obj(),
 					).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(8).Obj()).Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(8).Obj()).Obj(), now).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantEvents: []utiltesting.EventRecord{
@@ -2623,8 +2622,8 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 							Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 							Obj(),
 					).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(8).Obj()).Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(8).Obj()).Obj(), now).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantErr: jobframework.ErrNoMatchingWorkloads,
@@ -2897,16 +2896,16 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*utiltestingapi.MakeWorkload("unit-test", "ns").
 					PodSets(*utiltestingapi.MakePodSet(kueue.DefaultPodSetName, 10).SetMinimumCount(5).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").Obj()).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj(), now).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					ControllerReference(batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job"), "parent", "parent-uid").
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*utiltestingapi.MakeWorkload("unit-test", "ns").
 					PodSets(*utiltestingapi.MakePodSet(kueue.DefaultPodSetName, 10).SetMinimumCount(5).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").Obj()).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj(), now).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					ControllerReference(batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job"), "parent", "parent-uid").
 					Obj(),
 			},
@@ -2977,18 +2976,18 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				*utiltestingapi.MakeWorkload("parent-workload", "ns").
 					Finalizers(kueue.ResourceInUseFinalizerName).
 					PodSets(*utiltestingapi.MakePodSet(kueue.DefaultPodSetName, 10).SetMinimumCount(5).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").Obj()).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj()).
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj(), now).
 					ControllerReference(batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job"), "parent", "parent-uid").
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*utiltestingapi.MakeWorkload("parent-workload", "ns").
 					Finalizers(kueue.ResourceInUseFinalizerName).
 					PodSets(*utiltestingapi.MakePodSet(kueue.DefaultPodSetName, 10).SetMinimumCount(5).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").Obj()).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj()).
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(utiltestingapi.MakePodSetAssignment(kueue.DefaultPodSetName).Count(10).Obj()).Obj(), now).
 					ControllerReference(batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job"), "parent", "parent-uid").
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 		},
@@ -3011,8 +3010,8 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				*utiltestingapi.MakeWorkload("first-workload", "ns").
 					Finalizers(kueue.ResourceInUseFinalizerName).
 					PodSets(*utiltestingapi.MakePodSet(kueue.DefaultPodSetName, 5).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").Obj()).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").Obj(), now).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 				*utiltestingapi.MakeWorkload("second-workload", "ns").
 					Finalizers(kueue.ResourceInUseFinalizerName).
@@ -3023,8 +3022,8 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				*utiltestingapi.MakeWorkload("first-workload", "ns").
 					Finalizers(kueue.ResourceInUseFinalizerName).
 					PodSets(*utiltestingapi.MakePodSet(kueue.DefaultPodSetName, 5).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").Obj()).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").Obj(), now).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantErr: jobframework.ErrExtraWorkloads,
@@ -3040,13 +3039,13 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 		"when workload is evicted, suspend, reset startTime and restore node affinity": {
 			job: *baseJobWrapper.Clone().
 				Suspend(false).
-				StartTime(time.Now()).
+				StartTime(now).
 				NodeSelector("provisioning", "spot").
 				Active(10).
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:   kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -3059,7 +3058,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:   kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -3077,13 +3076,13 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 		"when workload is evicted but suspended, reset startTime and restore node affinity": {
 			job: *baseJobWrapper.Clone().
 				Suspend(true).
-				StartTime(time.Now()).
+				StartTime(now).
 				NodeSelector("provisioning", "spot").
 				Active(10).
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:   kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -3096,7 +3095,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:   kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -3112,7 +3111,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:   kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -3125,7 +3124,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
 						Type:   kueue.WorkloadEvicted,
 						Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -3143,7 +3142,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(true).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Generation(1).
 					Obj(),
 			},
@@ -3634,14 +3633,14 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 						controllerconsts.JobUIDLabel: "",
 					}).
 					Priority(0).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(kueue.PodSetAssignment{
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(kueue.PodSetAssignment{
 						Name: kueue.DefaultPodSetName,
 						Flavors: map[corev1.ResourceName]kueue.ResourceFlavorReference{
 							corev1.ResourceCPU: "default",
 						},
 						Count: ptr.To[int32](10),
-					}).Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					}).Obj(), now).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
@@ -3663,14 +3662,14 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 						controllerconsts.JobUIDLabel: "",
 					}).
 					Priority(0).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(kueue.PodSetAssignment{
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(kueue.PodSetAssignment{
 						Name: kueue.DefaultPodSetName,
 						Flavors: map[corev1.ResourceName]kueue.ResourceFlavorReference{
 							corev1.ResourceCPU: "default",
 						},
 						Count: ptr.To[int32](10),
-					}).Obj()).
-					Admitted(true).
+					}).Obj(), now).
+					AdmittedAt(true, now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 		},
@@ -3705,13 +3704,13 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 						controllerconsts.JobUIDLabel: "",
 					}).
 					Priority(0).
-					ReserveQuota(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(kueue.PodSetAssignment{
+					ReserveQuotaAt(utiltestingapi.MakeAdmission("cq").PodSets(kueue.PodSetAssignment{
 						Name: kueue.DefaultPodSetName,
 						Flavors: map[corev1.ResourceName]kueue.ResourceFlavorReference{
 							corev1.ResourceCPU: "default",
 						},
 						Count: ptr.To[int32](10),
-					}).Obj()).
+					}).Obj(), now).
 					Obj(),
 			},
 			wantEvents: []utiltesting.EventRecord{
@@ -3733,7 +3732,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(false).
+					AdmittedAt(false, now).
 					Active(false).
 					Queue("foo").
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
@@ -3750,7 +3749,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(false).
+					AdmittedAt(false, now).
 					Active(false).
 					Queue("foo").
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
@@ -3783,7 +3782,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(false).
+					AdmittedAt(false, now).
 					Active(false).
 					Queue("foo").
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
@@ -3805,7 +3804,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
 				*baseWorkloadWrapper.Clone().
-					Admitted(false).
+					AdmittedAt(false, now).
 					Active(false).
 					Queue("foo").
 					Condition(metav1.Condition{
@@ -4010,7 +4009,8 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 					}
 				}
 				recorder := &utiltesting.EventRecorder{}
-				reconciler, err := NewReconciler(ctx, kClient, indexer, recorder, append(tc.reconcilerOptions, jobframework.WithClock(fakeClock))...)
+				reconciler, err := NewReconciler(ctx, kClient, indexer, recorder,
+					append(tc.reconcilerOptions, jobframework.WithClock(testingclock.NewFakeClock(now)))...)
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("Error creating the reconciler: %v", err)
 				}