diff --git a/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy b/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy
index dae89f72..2f7eac57 100644
--- a/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/utility/common_functions.rpy
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ init python early:
     import re
     import string
     import functools
+    import timeit as timeit_module
     from bisect import bisect
     from operator import itemgetter
     from operator import add as _add
@@ -141,11 +142,12 @@ init python early:
         return False
 
     def timeit(func, loops=10000, args=(), kwargs={}):
-        start = time.time()
-        for i in range(loops):
-            func(*args, **kwargs)
-        end = time.time()
-        print(f"The task has taken {end-start} seconds to finish")
+        rv = timeit_module.timeit("func(*args, **kwargs)", number=loops, globals=dict(func=func, args=args, kwargs=kwargs))
+        print(f"The task has taken {rv} seconds to finish")
+
+    def autorange(func, args=(), kwargs={}):
+        loops, time = timeit_module.Timer("func(*args, **kwargs)", globals=dict(func=func, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)).autorange()
+        print(f"The task has taken {time/loops} seconds to finish ({loops} iterations in {time} seconds)")
 
     def list_swap_values(l, val1, val2):
         """Mutates the original list."""