# How to know the time between lines, not for a specific function
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-know-the-time-between-lines-not-for-a-specific-function/59558
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [April 18, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-know-the-time-between-lines-not-for-a-specific-function/59558 "2021-04-18T18:11:18Z")
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### Author:  [@AlphaF20](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/AlphaF20)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-know-the-time-between-lines-not-for-a-specific-function/59558/1 "2021-04-18T18:11:18Z")
From [Performance Tips ยท The Julia Language](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/performance-tips/#Measure-performance-with-%5B@time%5D(@ref)-and-pay-attention-to-memory-allocation)
it seems to me that @time is for a specific function
Is there any method to know the time for a few lines have been executed? E.g., in python, one may write
```julia
start_time = time.time()
```
and
```julia
finish_time = time.time()
```
between a couple of lines.
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### Author:  [@dilumaluthge](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dilumaluthge)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-know-the-time-between-lines-not-for-a-specific-function/59558/2 "2021-04-18T18:15:23Z")
Would something like this work?
```julia
@time begin
x = f()
y = g()
z = h(x, y)
t = 2 + 2
end
```
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### Author:  [@AlphaF20](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/AlphaF20)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-know-the-time-between-lines-not-for-a-specific-function/59558/3 "2021-04-18T18:22:42Z")
Thank you so much! It works! Also consistent with just @time with function!