diff --git a/others/measure_time_elapsed.cpp b/others/measure_time_elapsed.cpp
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+// To calculate the time taken by a code to execute
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+__int64_t getTimeInMicroseconds() {
+    struct timeval start;
+    gettimeofday(&start, NULL);
+    return start.tv_sec * 1000000 + start.tv_usec;
+}
+
+// write function sample(args)
+
+int main() {
+    // write code
+    __int64_t starttime = getTimeInMicroseconds();
+    // sample(args) function run
+    // Any other functions (if present) run
+    std::cout << getTimeInMicroseconds() - starttime;
+}