[Python] How to reduce delay between measured start and end time of a sound signal played...

I have a simple sine signal of duration 100 ms that I play on my speakers using the sounddevice library. I am trying to measure the exact time point a sound signal started and ended being played. However, when doing it in the most simple way, the time passing between the measure points is more than 3 times as long as the duration of the signal. How can I measure the time the signal is played more precisely?

import sounddevice as sd
import numpy as np
import time

#parameters
duration = 0.1
frequency = 440.0
sample_rate = 44100

t = np.linspace(0, duration, int(sample_rate * duration), endpoint=False)
sine_wave = 0.5 * np.sin(2 * np.pi * frequency * t)

start_time = time.time()
sd.play(sine_wave, samplerate=sample_rate)
sd.wait()
end_time = time.time()

time_taken = end_time - start_time
print(f"Time taken to play the sound: {time_taken:.6f} seconds") #discrepancy is 300ms for 100ms signal

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