diff --git a/utils/timer_utils.py b/utils/timer_utils.py
index 8cdb33c..48d67d1 100644
--- a/utils/timer_utils.py
+++ b/utils/timer_utils.py
@@ -1,19 +1,35 @@
-from time import time
+from datetime import datetime
 
-start_time_of_timers = dict()
+from rich.console import Console
+
+console = Console()
+
+timers_started_ats = dict()
 
 
-def start_timer(name=1, print_=True):
-    started_at = time()
-    start_time_of_timers[name] = started_at
-    if print_:
-        print(f"{name} started at: {started_at}")
+def start_timer(name=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')}")
     return name, started_at
 
 
-def stop_timer(name=1, print_=True):
-    ended_at = time()
-    took = round(ended_at - start_time_of_timers[name], 6)
-    if print_:
-        print(f"{name} ended at: {ended_at}\ttook: {took} second(s)")
-    return name, round(ended_at - start_time_of_timers[name], 6)
+def stop_timer(name=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}")
+    return name, ended_at, took
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from time import sleep
+
+    start_timer()
+    sleep(1)
+    stop_timer()
+