diff --git a/shellkit.sh b/shellkit.sh
index bcfd538..96ca891 100644
--- a/shellkit.sh
+++ b/shellkit.sh
@@ -118,3 +118,6 @@ running() {
 }
 
 echo "shellkit loaded. Available: check, ensure, spinner, backup, confirm, bench, random_string, jsonval, dedup, coln, sum, running"
+
+# countdown timer
+countdown() { local s="10"; while [ "" -gt 0 ]; do echo -ne "\r..."; sleep 1; s=-1; done; echo -e "\rDone"; }