---
name: "Test2::Plugin::Times"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Test2::Plugin::Times"
---

# Test2::Plugin::Times(3p)

Output timing data at the end of the test.

## NAME

Test2::Plugin::Times - Output timing data at the end of the test.

## CAVEAT

It is important to note that this timing data does not include global destruction. This data is only collected up until the point **done\_testing()** is called. If your program takes time for END blocks, garbage collection, and similar, then this timing data will fall short of reality.

## DESCRIPTION

This plugin will output a diagnostics message at the end of testing that tells you how much time elapsed, and how hard the system worked on the test.

This will produce a string like one of these (Note these numbers are completely made up). *Which string is used depends on the time elapsed.*

```
    0.12345s on wallclock (0.05 usr 0.00 sys + 0.00 cusr 0.00 csys = 0.05 CPU)
    11.1234s on wallclock (0.05 usr 0.00 sys + 0.00 cusr 0.00 csys = 0.05 CPU)
    01m:54.45s on wallclock (0.05 usr 0.00 sys + 0.00 cusr 0.00 csys = 0.05 CPU)
    18h:22m:54.45s on wallclock (0.05 usr 0.00 sys + 0.00 cusr 0.00 csys = 0.05 CPU)
    04d:18h:22m:54.45s on wallclock (0.05 usr 0.00 sys + 0.00 cusr 0.00 csys = 0.05 CPU)
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Test2::Plugin::Times;
```

This is also useful at the command line for 1-time use:

```
    $ perl -MTest2::Plugin::Times path/to/test.t
```

## SOURCE

The source code repository for Test2-Suite can be found at *https://github.com/Test-More/test-more/*.

## MAINTAINERS

- Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>

  ## AUTHORS

- Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>

  ## COPYRIGHT

Copyright Chad Granum \<exodist@cpan.org\>.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See *http://dev.perl.org/licenses/*