diff --git a/uutlTiming.pas b/uutlTiming.pas
index 4286025..4bb9794 100644
--- a/uutlTiming.pas
+++ b/uutlTiming.pas
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ uses
 function GetTickCount64: QWord;
 function GetMicroTime: QWord;
 
+function utlRateLimited(const Reference: QWord; const Interval: QWord): boolean;
+
 implementation
 
 {$IF defined(WINDOWS)}
@@ -45,11 +47,6 @@ begin
   QueryPerformanceCounter(pc);
   Result:= (pc * 1000*1000) div PERF_FREQ;
 end;
-
-initialization
-  PERF_FREQ := 0;
-  QueryPerformanceFrequency(PERF_FREQ);
-
 {$ELSEIF defined(UNIX)}
 function GetTickCount64: QWord;
 var
@@ -66,7 +63,6 @@ begin
   fpgettimeofday(@tp, nil);
   Result := (Int64(tp.tv_sec) * 1000*1000) + tp.tv_usec;
 end;
-
 {$ELSE}
 function GetTickCount64: QWord;
 begin
@@ -80,5 +76,15 @@ end;
 
 {$ENDIF}
 
+function utlRateLimited(const Reference: QWord; const Interval: QWord): boolean;
+begin
+  Result:= GetMicroTime - Reference > Interval;
+end;
+
+initialization
+{$IF defined(WINDOWS)}
+  PERF_FREQ := 0;
+  QueryPerformanceFrequency(PERF_FREQ);
+{$ENDIF}
 end.