This will set more time before the timeout right?

Correct.

task.freeze_monitor()
download()
task.defrost_monitor()

Currently there isn't, but that's a good ides.
What would be the argument of using it vs increasing the timeout ?
btw: setting the resource timeout to 99999 will basically mean that it will wait until the first reported iteration, Not that it will just sleep for 99999sec 🙂