I changed timesync to not background until it's tried at least once
to sync up.  That means you'll be within 10 seconds of real time
when it returns if it managed to find a time source; timesync just
sets the time if off by more than 10 seconds and tries to sneak
up on the correct time otherwise.

I could wait for time to get within the accuracy limit, but that
could take a while.  10 seconds should be good enough for the
reported problem.