diff --git a/PHPDaemon/Core/Timer.php b/PHPDaemon/Core/Timer.php
index 2946ac5a..f3daf5ec 100644
--- a/PHPDaemon/Core/Timer.php
+++ b/PHPDaemon/Core/Timer.php
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class Timer
      * @var integer Current timeout holder
      */
     public $lastTimeout;
+    /**
+     * @var float Timer start time
+     */
+    protected $startTime;
     /**
      * @var boolean Is the timer finished?
      */
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ public function __construct($cb, $timeout = null, $id = null, $priority = null)
         }
         $this->id = $id;
         $this->cb = $cb;
+        $this->startTime = microtime(true);
         if ($this->eventLoop === null) {
             $this->eventLoop = EventLoop::$instance;
         }
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ public function timeout($timeout = null)
             $this->lastTimeout = $timeout;
         }
         $this->ev->add($this->lastTimeout / 1e6);
+	    $this->startTime = microtime(true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -157,22 +163,24 @@ public function free()
     /**
      * Cancels timer by ID
      * @param  integer|string $id Timer ID
-     * @return void
+     * @return float
      */
     public static function cancelTimeout($id)
     {
         if (isset(self::$list[$id])) {
-            self::$list[$id]->cancel();
+            return self::$list[$id]->cancel();
         }
+        return 0;
     }
 
     /**
      * Cancels timer
-     * @return void
+     * @return float
      */
     public function cancel()
     {
         $this->ev->del();
+        return microtime(true) - $this->startTime;
     }
 
     /**