use strict; my ($start_time, $end_time, $time_used); my $input; print "Hit enter to start\n"; while ( !~ /q/) { $start_time = time; print "Hit enter to stop\n"; $input = ; $end_time = time; $time_used = $end_time - $start_time; print "That took $time_used\n"; print "Hit enter to start, q to quit\n"; }