diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index eec3e4f..c91e52b 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -2503,4 +2503,20 @@
 # define OPEN_CHR_FILES
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY) && defined(HAVE_SYS_TIME_H)
+# define ELAPSED_TIMEVAL
+# define ELAPSED_INIT(v) gettimeofday(&v, NULL)
+# define ELAPSED_FUNC(v) elapsed(&v)
+# define ELAPSED_TYPE struct timeval
+    long elapsed(struct timeval *start_tv);
+#else
+# if defined(WIN32)
+#  define ELAPSED_TICKCOUNT
+#  define ELAPSED_INIT(v) v = GetTickCount
+#  define ELAPSED_FUNC(v) elapsed(v)
+#  define ELAPSED_TYPE DWORD
+    long elapsed(DWORD start_tick);
+# endif
+#endif
+
 #endif /* VIM__H */