diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d99f4e23..2f9dc712 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SMODULES = \
   scheme/file \
   scheme/load \
   scheme/read \
+  scheme/time \
   scheme/write \
   scheme/cyclone/cgen \
   scheme/cyclone/common \
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ bootstrap: icyc
 	cp scheme/eval.c $(BOOTSTRAP_DIR)/scheme
 	cp scheme/file.c $(BOOTSTRAP_DIR)/scheme
 	cp scheme/load.c $(BOOTSTRAP_DIR)/scheme
+	cp scheme/time.c $(BOOTSTRAP_DIR)/scheme
 	cp scheme/cyclone/common.c $(BOOTSTRAP_DIR)/scheme/cyclone
 	cp icyc.scm $(BOOTSTRAP_DIR)
 	cp tests/unit-tests.scm $(BOOTSTRAP_DIR)
diff --git a/icyc.scm b/icyc.scm
index 7da42f55..2af282ae 100644
--- a/icyc.scm
+++ b/icyc.scm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         (scheme load)
         (scheme read)
         (scheme write)
+        (scheme time)
         (scheme eval))
 (cond-expand
   (cyclone
diff --git a/include/cyclone/types.h b/include/cyclone/types.h
index 8c482ebe..1c1ad82e 100644
--- a/include/cyclone/types.h
+++ b/include/cyclone/types.h
@@ -172,13 +172,6 @@ typedef enum { STAGE_CLEAR_OR_MARKING
 /* Define size of object tags */
 typedef long tag_type;
 
-#ifndef CLOCKS_PER_SEC
-/* gcc doesn't define this, even though ANSI requires it in <time.h>.. */
-#define CLOCKS_PER_SEC 0
-#define setjmp _setjmp
-#define longjmp _longjmp
-#endif
-
 /* Determine if stack has overflowed */
 #if STACK_GROWS_DOWNWARD
 #define check_overflow(x,y) ((x) < (y))
diff --git a/scheme/time.sld b/scheme/time.sld
index 2a051bcd..c7d11c43 100644
--- a/scheme/time.sld
+++ b/scheme/time.sld
@@ -8,19 +8,20 @@
   )
 ;; TODO: get an FFI syntax for including C header files, even if it is not needed for this library
   (begin
-    ;; Experimenting with what an FFI could look like
-    ;; TODO: also need a way to add #include's, and later on compiler options (may already have that, need to check)
-    ;;
-      ;; want the signature to be similar to this:
-      ;; static void __lambda_0(void *data, int argc, closure _,object k_7322, object arg1_737, object arg2_736) {
-      ;; lambda portion is computed, so we can't include that.
-      ;; compiler would need to insert the "static void (lambda)" part
-;; TODO: maybe break up into two args, one being the args list and the other being the function body??
+    (define-c current-second
+      "(void *data, int argc, closure _, object k)"
+      " make_double(box, 0.0);
+        time_t t = time(NULL);
+        double_value(&box) = t;
+        return_closcall1(data, k, &box); ")
     (define-c current-jiffy
       "(void *data, int argc, closure _, object k)"
-      ;; TODO: actually get the current jiffy
-      " make_int(temp, 0);
-        return_closcall1(data,  k, &temp); ")
-    (define jiffies-per-second 0) ;; TODO: just a placeholder at the moment
-    (define current-second 0) ;; TODO: just a placeholder at the moment
+      " make_double(box, 0.0);
+        clock_t jiffy = clock();
+        double_value(&box) = jiffy;
+        return_closcall1(data, k, &box); ")
+    (define-c jiffies-per-second
+      "(void *data, int argc, closure _, object k)"
+      " make_int(box, CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
+        return_closcall1(data, k, &box); ")
   ))