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load(“@std//time.axl”, “sleep”, “sleep_iter”, “monotonic”, “monotonic_ns”, “now_ms”, “time”)
function sleep 
def sleep(ms: int) -> None
Blocks the current thread for ms milliseconds. Returns None. The sleep is synchronous; the calling task’s thread is parked for the full duration.

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function sleep_iter 
def sleep_iter(ms: int) -> typing.Iterable[int]
Returns an infinite iterator that yields a monotonically increasing integer every ms milliseconds. Each call to next sleeps for ms milliseconds, then returns the next tick (starting at 0). Use break to stop iteration.

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function monotonic 
def monotonic() -> float
Returns a monotonically non-decreasing time in seconds as a float. The reference epoch is fixed at process start, so values are only meaningful relative to other monotonic() readings within the same process. Suitable for measuring elapsed time.

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function monotonic_ns 
def monotonic_ns() -> int
Returns a monotonically non-decreasing time in nanoseconds as an int. The reference epoch is fixed at process start, so values are only meaningful relative to other monotonic_ns() readings within the same process. Higher precision than monotonic().

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function now_ms 
def now_ms() -> int
Returns the wall-clock time in milliseconds since the Unix epoch. Unlike monotonic*, this is real calendar time and is comparable across processes — use it to stamp events, not to measure elapsed time (a clock adjustment can make it jump). Returns 0 if the system clock is set before the epoch.

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property time 
time: struct(monotonic = function, monotonic_ns = function, now_ms = function, sleep = function, sleep_iter = function)