diff --git a/utils/timer_utils.py b/utils/timer_utils.py
index 48d67d1..0aeb7f4 100644
--- a/utils/timer_utils.py
+++ b/utils/timer_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+from collections.abc import Hashable
 from datetime import datetime
+import logging
 
 from rich.console import Console
 
@@ -6,23 +8,22 @@ console = Console()
 
 timers_started_ats = dict()
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-def start_timer(name=1, do_print=True):
+
+def start_timer(name: Hashable = 1, do_print=True):
     started_at = datetime.now()
     timers_started_ats[name] = started_at
     if do_print:
-        console.print(f"{name:<{len(str(name)) + 4}} ", end="")
-        print(f"started at: {started_at.strftime('%H:%M:%S.%f')}")
+        log.info("%s_started", name)
     return name, started_at
 
 
-def stop_timer(name=1, do_print=True):
+def stop_timer(name: Hashable = 1, do_print=True):
     ended_at = datetime.now()
     took = ended_at - timers_started_ats[name]
     if do_print:
-        console.print(f"{name:<{len(str(name)) + 4}} ", end="")
-        print(f"{'ended at:':>11} {ended_at.strftime('%H:%M:%S.%f')}    ", end="")
-        console.print(f"took: {took}")
+        log.info("%s_ended took=%s", name, took.total_seconds())
     return name, ended_at, took
 
 
@@ -32,4 +33,3 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     start_timer()
     sleep(1)
     stop_timer()
-