diff --git a/include/ircd/util/timer.h b/include/ircd/util/timer.h
index 302de80cc..b347fecf2 100644
--- a/include/ircd/util/timer.h
+++ b/include/ircd/util/timer.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ struct ircd::util::timer
 	bool stopped() const;
 	template<class duration = std::chrono::seconds> duration get() const;
 	template<class duration = std::chrono::seconds> duration at() const;
+	string_view pretty(const mutable_buffer &out, const int &fmt = 0) const;
+	std::string pretty(const int &fmt = 0) const;
 	void cont();
 	void stop();
 
diff --git a/ircd/util.cc b/ircd/util.cc
index a66207676..ef1a36269 100644
--- a/ircd/util.cc
+++ b/ircd/util.cc
@@ -524,6 +524,21 @@ ircd::util::timer::cont()
 	start = clock::now();
 }
 
+std::string
+ircd::util::timer::pretty(const int &fmt)
+const
+{
+	return util::pretty(at(), fmt);
+}
+
+ircd::string_view
+ircd::util::timer::pretty(const mutable_buffer &out,
+                          const int &fmt)
+const
+{
+	return util::pretty(out, at(), fmt);
+}
+
 bool
 ircd::util::timer::stopped()
 const