# std.time.Timer got removed, what are the plans for it if any?

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/std-time-timer-got-removed-what-are-the-plans-for-it-if-any/14349>\
**Category:** Explain\
**Tags:** standard-library\
**Created:** [February 16, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/std-time-timer-got-removed-what-are-the-plans-for-it-if-any/14349 "2026-02-16T13:26:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![PauSolerValades](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/pausolervalades/32/7429_2.png) [@PauSolerValades](https://ziggit.dev/u/PauSolerValades)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/std-time-timer-got-removed-what-are-the-plans-for-it-if-any/14349/4 "2026-02-16T15:30:16Z")

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I’ve asked a very similar question to this [here](https://ziggit.dev/t/what-happened-to-timestamp-and-what-actually-is-clock/14310)!

I ended up doing this to count the time :))

```zig
const start = Io.Clock.real.now(init.io);
_ = doSomeWork();
const end = Io.Clock.real.now(init.io);

const duration = std.Io.Timestamp.durationTo(start, end); 
try stdout.print("Time Elapsed: {d} ms\n", .{duration.toMilliseconds()});

```

I find annoying that there isn’t (or I have not seen ofc) a function in Timestamp to return the seconds as a float (eg, 3.334 s) but it can be easily done!

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