# Is it normal for \`include\` to take a long time? I have a file, say \`model.jl\` that

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Is it normal for `include` to take a long time? I have a file, say `model.jl` that includes only functions and the following header:

```julia
using DifferentialEquations
using Parameters
using Gnuplot
using CSV
using DataFrames
using LinearAlgebra
using ForwardDiff
using ProgressMeter
using DelimitedFiles

```

but `include("model.jl")` in a fresh julia takes about 48 - 60 seconds? Why does it take so long to simply bring functions into scope? I have no globals.

```julia
julia&gt; @time include("model.jl")
 48.162177 seconds (89.10 M allocations: 4.882 GiB, 4.22% gc time)
ngm2 (generic function with 1 method)

```

where are all the allocations coming from?

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```julia
@time begin
using DifferentialEquations
using Parameters
using Gnuplot
using CSV
using DataFrames
using LinearAlgebra
using ForwardDiff
using ProgressMeter
using DelimitedFiles
end

```

how long does this take in a fresh REPL?