diff --git a/util_functions.hpp b/util_functions.hpp
index fd67177..cce76bc 100644
--- a/util_functions.hpp
+++ b/util_functions.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define UTILS_FUNCTIONS_HPP
 
 #include <godot_cpp/variant/dictionary.hpp>
+#include <godot_cpp/classes/time.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/templates/hash_map.hpp>
 
 namespace utils {
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ godot::HashMap<T, U> dictionary_to_hashmap(godot::Dictionary const &dict) {
         map.insert(keys[i], dict[keys[i]]);
     return map;
 }
+
+static inline
+double time_seconds() {
+    return double(godot::Time::get_singleton()->get_ticks_msec()) * 0.001;
+}
 }
 
 #endif // !UTILS_FUNCTIONS_HPP