diff --git a/framework/common_components/src/mm/components/time_delta.hpp b/framework/common_components/src/mm/components/time_delta.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bac2aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/common_components/src/mm/components/time_delta.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace MM::Components {
+
+	// this is a context-variable / "component-singleton".
+	// it is used to retirve timing information about the tick.
+	// it is "read-only" for the systems and filled in by the service
+	// holding the scene.
+	struct TimeDelta {
+		float tickDelta = 1.f/60.f;
+
+		// this is optionally filled in
+		// it turned out, that sound playback needs the factor
+		float deltaFactor = 1.f;
+	};
+}
+
diff --git a/framework/simple_scene/CMakeLists.txt b/framework/simple_scene/CMakeLists.txt
index 0144553..af2963c 100644
--- a/framework/simple_scene/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/framework/simple_scene/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ target_include_directories(simple_scene PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src"
 
 target_link_libraries(simple_scene
 	engine
+	common_components
 )
 
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
diff --git a/framework/simple_scene/src/mm/services/simple_scene.cpp b/framework/simple_scene/src/mm/services/simple_scene.cpp
index 7def818..3d4429d 100644
--- a/framework/simple_scene/src/mm/services/simple_scene.cpp
+++ b/framework/simple_scene/src/mm/services/simple_scene.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "./simple_scene.hpp"
-#include "spdlog/fmt/bundled/core.h"
 
-//#include "../systems_container.hpp"
+#include <mm/components/time_delta.hpp>
 
 #include <entt/entity/registry.hpp>
 
@@ -61,6 +60,10 @@ void SimpleSceneService::sceneFixedUpdate(Engine&) {
 
 	size_t continuous_counter = 0;
 
+	auto& time_ctx = _scene->ctx_or_set<MM::Components::TimeDelta>(f_delta, delta_factor);
+	time_ctx.tickDelta = f_delta * delta_factor;
+	time_ctx.deltaFactor = delta_factor;
+
 	// TODO: this is just cancer
 	while (_accumulator >= static_cast<decltype(_accumulator)>(dt)){
 		_accumulator -= static_cast<decltype(_accumulator)>(dt);