diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9846591..a70b651 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ add_library(solanaceae_util
 	./solanaceae/util/utils.hpp
 	./solanaceae/util/utils.cpp
 
+	./solanaceae/util/time.hpp
+	./solanaceae/util/time.cpp
+
 	./solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.hpp
 	./solanaceae/util/uuid_generator.cpp
 
diff --git a/solanaceae/util/time.cpp b/solanaceae/util/time.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b44e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solanaceae/util/time.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "./time.hpp"
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+uint64_t getTimeMS(void) {
+	return
+		std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
+			std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()
+		).count()
+	;
+}
+
diff --git a/solanaceae/util/time.hpp b/solanaceae/util/time.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c83ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solanaceae/util/time.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+// get unix time in milliseconds
+uint64_t getTimeMS(void);
+