diff --git a/src/task.ts b/src/task.ts
index 6413764..5d27fcf 100644
--- a/src/task.ts
+++ b/src/task.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class Task<T> implements Promise<T> {
       | null
       | undefined
   ): Promise<TResult1 | TResult2> {
-    return this.execute().then(onfulfilled, onrejected);
+    return this.#execute().then(onfulfilled, onrejected);
   }
 
   catch<TResult = never>(
@@ -107,16 +107,16 @@ export class Task<T> implements Promise<T> {
       | null
       | undefined
   ): Promise<T | TResult> {
-    return this.execute().catch(onrejected);
+    return this.#execute().catch(onrejected);
   }
 
   finally(onfinally?: (() => void) | null | undefined): Promise<T> {
-    return this.execute().finally(onfinally);
+    return this.#execute().finally(onfinally);
   }
 
-  execute(): Promise<T> {
-    this.#promise ??= this.#resolve();
-    return this.#promise;
+  perform(): Task<T> {
+    this.#execute();
+    return this;
   }
 
   async cancel(cancelReason = "Task has been cancelled."): Promise<void> {
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ export class Task<T> implements Promise<T> {
     }
   }
 
+  #execute(): Promise<T> {
+    this.#promise ??= this.#resolve();
+    return this.#promise;
+  }
+
   async #resolve(): Promise<T> {
     // We need to check if the task has been cancelled before we start the promise.
     this.#abortController.signal.throwIfAborted();
diff --git a/tests/vitest/task.test.ts b/tests/vitest/task.test.ts
index 45bb961..cf07203 100644
--- a/tests/vitest/task.test.ts
+++ b/tests/vitest/task.test.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import {
 import { describe, test, expect } from "vitest";
 
 describe("Task", () => {
-  describe("#execute", async () => {
+  describe("#perform", async () => {
     test("fulfilled", async () => {
       const task = createTask(() => Promise.resolve("Hello World"));
 
       expect(task.status).toBe(TaskStatus.Idle);
       expect(task.isIdle).toBe(true);
 
-      task.execute();
+      task.perform();
 
       expect(task.status).toBe(TaskStatus.Pending);
       expect(task.isPending).toBe(true);
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe("Task", () => {
       expect(task.status).toBe(TaskStatus.Idle);
       expect(task.isIdle).toBe(true);
 
-      task.execute();
+      task.perform();
 
       expect(task.status).toBe(TaskStatus.Pending);
       expect(task.isPending).toBe(true);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe("Task", () => {
 
       expect(task.status).toBe(TaskStatus.Idle);
 
-      task.execute();
+      task.perform();
 
       expect(task.status).toBe(TaskStatus.Pending);