A method of operating a communications device, the method comprising determining that first and second resources are allocated for one of transmission and reception of signals by the device, the second resources being different from the first resources, determining that a time period separating the first and second resources is below a predetermined maximum switching time threshold, determining a first priority associated with the first resources, determining a second priority associated with the second resources, determining a start of a switching time gap based on the first priority and the second priority, controlling a receiver of the device to refrain from receiving signals during the switching time gap, controlling a transmitter of the device to refrain from transmitting signals during the switching time gap, and transmitting or receiving first data using at least a portion of one of the first and second resources.