diff --git a/examples/timers.php b/examples/timers.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..883b110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/timers.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once __DIR__."/../vendor/autoload.php";
+
+use NoccyLabs\Shell\Shell;
+use NoccyLabs\Shell\Command;
+use NoccyLabs\Shell\Context;
+
+class MyContext extends Context
+{
+    /**
+     * @command testme
+     * @args
+     * @help Useful test!
+     */
+    public function test()
+    {
+
+    }
+}
+
+class MyShell extends Shell
+{
+
+    protected $seq = 0;
+
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $context = new MyContext();
+        $this->pushContext($context);
+        $this->updatePrompt();
+
+        $this->addTimer(5000, function () {
+            echo "5 seconds\n";
+        });
+    }
+    
+    protected function updatePrompt()
+    {
+        $this->setPrompt("test[{$this->seq}]: ");
+    }
+    
+    protected function onCommand($buffer)
+    {
+        $this->seq++;
+        $this->updatePrompt();
+        parent::onCommand($buffer);
+    }
+
+}
+
+$myShell = new MyShell();
+$myShell->run();
+echo "Exiting\n";
diff --git a/lib/Shell.php b/lib/Shell.php
index 3b9c075..dd4e787 100644
--- a/lib/Shell.php
+++ b/lib/Shell.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class Shell
     protected $contextStack = [];
 
     protected $listeners = [];
+    
+    protected $timers = [];
 
     public function __construct()
     {
@@ -126,7 +128,26 @@ class Shell
      */
     public function addTimer($interval, callable $handler, array $userdata=[])
     {
-
+        $timer = new class($interval, $handler, $userdata) {
+            private $next;
+            private $interval;
+            private $handler;
+            private $userdata;
+            public function __construct($interval, callable $handler, array $userdata) {
+                $this->interval = $interval / 1000;
+                $this->handler = $handler;
+                $this->userdata = $userdata;
+            }
+            public function update() {
+                $now = microtime(true);
+                if ($now > $this->next) {
+                    $this->next = $now + $this->interval;
+                    call_user_func($this->handler, $this->userdata);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        $this->timers[] = $timer;
+        return $timer;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -287,6 +308,9 @@ class Shell
             // Execute the buffer
             ob_start();
             $this->dispatchEvent("update");
+            foreach ($this->timers as $timer) {
+                $timer->update();
+            }
             if ($buffer) {
                 $this->executeBuffer($buffer);
             }