diff --git a/sleeper/.gitignore b/sleeper/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78987d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sleeper/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+sleeper
+sleeper.exe
diff --git a/sleeper/Makefile b/sleeper/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bea7546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sleeper/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+
+build:
+	go build .
diff --git a/sleeper/go.mod b/sleeper/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2db37a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sleeper/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module lcthw.dev/go/go-coreutils/sleeper
+
+go 1.25.3
diff --git a/sleeper/main.go b/sleeper/main.go
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index 0000000..b65cd24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sleeper/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+  "fmt"
+  "time"
+  "flag"
+  "log"
+)
+
+func main() {
+  wait_for := "1s"
+  message := "test"
+
+  flag.StringVar(&wait_for, "d", "1s", "go time duration to parse")
+  flag.Parse()
+
+  if flag.NArg() > 0 {
+    message = flag.Args()[0]
+  }
+
+  for {
+    to_wait, err := time.ParseDuration(wait_for)
+    if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) }
+
+    time.Sleep(to_wait)
+    fmt.Println(message)
+  }
+}