diff --git a/linkcheck/decorators.py b/linkcheck/decorators.py
index dd76a403..3e6be425 100644
--- a/linkcheck/decorators.py
+++ b/linkcheck/decorators.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ def h ():
 import warnings
 import signal
 import os
+import sys
+import time
 
 
 def deprecated (func):
@@ -131,3 +133,21 @@ def notimplemented (func):
         newfunc.__doc__ = func.__doc__
     newfunc.__dict__.update(func.__dict__)
     return newfunc
+
+
+def timeit (func, log=sys.stderr):
+    """
+    Print execution time of the function. For quick'n'dirty profiling.
+    """
+    def newfunc (*args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Execute function and print execution time.
+        """
+        t = time.time()
+        func(*args, **kwargs)
+        print >>log, func.__name__, "took %0.2f seconds" % (time.time() - t)
+    newfunc.__name__ = func.__name__
+    if func.__doc__ is not None:
+        newfunc.__doc__ = func.__doc__
+    newfunc.__dict__.update(func.__dict__)
+    return newfunc