Timing Out During Conquest - Quality of Life Fix, Please?

So, I've had this issue a couple of times, and I wonder if anyone else feels as I do and hopes that we can get a fix for this just to make our lives easier from time to time.

Conquest battles are timed for five minutes. From time to time, I will get a phone call on my cell or have to run to get the door or take care of something. Even if I close my phone, and the game is set on a "Paused" screen, the timer keeps on ticking. It feels like the game is punishing us for when we need to go afk in real life.

If there is a way to allow us to pause such battles on our own - or even just to have the timer stop counting down when the app itself goes to a Paused screen - that would be wonderful. I don't know how much effort such a fix would take, and I don't know if I'm alone in wanting this or if others would appreciate this as well. I'm just tossing my opinion out there.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to read and consider this post. ^_^