diff --git a/time/time_lin.v b/time/time_lin.v
index 2c18cfc381..e3291c26dd 100644
--- a/time/time_lin.v
+++ b/time/time_lin.v
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 module time
 
 // in ms
-fn ticks() f64 {
+pub fn ticks() f64 {
 	return f64(0)
 }
 
-fn sleep(seconds int) {
+pub fn sleep(seconds int) {
 	C.sleep(seconds)
 }
 
-fn sleep_ms(seconds int) {
+pub fn sleep_ms(seconds int) {
 	C.usleep(seconds * 1000)
 }
 
diff --git a/time/time_mac.v b/time/time_mac.v
index f7e1a4c189..77efba9663 100644
--- a/time/time_mac.v
+++ b/time/time_mac.v
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module time
 //#include <mach/mach_time.h>
 
 // in ms
-fn ticks() f64 {
+pub fn ticks() f64 {
 	panic('not implemented') 
 /* 
 	t := i64(C.mach_absolute_time())
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ fn ticks() f64 {
 	return f64(0)
 }
 
-fn sleep(seconds int) {
+pub fn sleep(seconds int) {
 	C.sleep(seconds)
 }
 
-fn usleep(seconds int) {
+pub fn usleep(seconds int) {
 	C.usleep(seconds)
 }
 
-fn sleep_ms(seconds int) {
+pub fn sleep_ms(seconds int) {
 	C.usleep(seconds * 1000)
 }