diff --git a/llama/time/timetracker.go b/llama/time/timetracker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..89c1e81609606a13a13396d3090c0bb5001f9f19
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+++ b/llama/time/timetracker.go
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+package timetrackerpackage
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+func StartTimer() time.Time {
+	now := time.Now()
+	return now
+}
+
+func StopTimer(StartTime time.Time) time.Duration {
+	endtime := time.Now()
+	diff := endtime.Sub(StartTime)
+
+	return diff
+
+}