diff --git a/src/clock.hh b/src/clock.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4138de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clock.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef clock_hh_INCLUDED
+#define clock_hh_INCLUDED
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+namespace Kakoune
+{
+
+using Clock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
+using TimePoint = Clock::time_point;
+
+}
+
+#endif // clock_hh_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/event_manager.hh b/src/event_manager.hh
index 81bfc508..3c1567c9 100644
--- a/src/event_manager.hh
+++ b/src/event_manager.hh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef event_manager_hh_INCLUDED
 #define event_manager_hh_INCLUDED
 
+#include "clock.hh"
 #include "utils.hh"
 #include "flags.hh"
 #include "vector.hh"
 
-#include <chrono>
 #include <functional>
 
 #include <sys/select.h>
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ private:
     Callback  m_callback;
 };
 
-using Clock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
-using TimePoint = Clock::time_point;
-
 class Timer
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/hook_manager.cc b/src/hook_manager.cc
index 30f90ae3..be940482 100644
--- a/src/hook_manager.cc
+++ b/src/hook_manager.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "hook_manager.hh"
 
+#include "clock.hh"
 #include "containers.hh"
 #include "context.hh"
 #include "buffer_utils.hh"
@@ -7,8 +8,6 @@
 #include "face_registry.hh"
 #include "regex.hh"
 
-#include <chrono>
-
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
@@ -61,9 +60,6 @@ void HookManager::run_hook(StringView hook_name,
     m_running_hooks.emplace_back(hook_name, param);
     auto pop_running_hook = on_scope_end([this]{ m_running_hooks.pop_back(); });
 
-    using Clock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
-    using TimePoint = Clock::time_point;
-
     const DebugFlags debug_flags = context.options()["debug"].get<DebugFlags>();
     const bool profile = debug_flags & DebugFlags::Profile;
     auto start_time = profile ? Clock::now() : TimePoint{};
diff --git a/src/shell_manager.cc b/src/shell_manager.cc
index e0345e36..01ff1db2 100644
--- a/src/shell_manager.cc
+++ b/src/shell_manager.cc
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 #include "shell_manager.hh"
 
+#include "clock.hh"
 #include "context.hh"
 #include "buffer_utils.hh"
 #include "event_manager.hh"
 #include "file.hh"
 
-#include <chrono>
-
 #include <cstring>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
@@ -115,18 +114,16 @@ std::pair<String, int> ShellManager::eval(
     StringView cmdline, const Context& context, StringView input,
     Flags flags, const ShellContext& shell_context)
 {
-    using namespace std::chrono;
-
     const DebugFlags debug_flags = context.options()["debug"].get<DebugFlags>();
     const bool profile = debug_flags & DebugFlags::Profile;
     if (debug_flags & DebugFlags::Shell)
         write_to_debug_buffer(format("shell:\n{}\n----\n", cmdline));
 
-    auto start_time = profile ? steady_clock::now() : steady_clock::time_point{};
+    auto start_time = profile ? Clock::now() : Clock::time_point{};
 
     auto kak_env = generate_env(cmdline, context, shell_context);
 
-    auto spawn_time = profile ? steady_clock::now() : steady_clock::time_point{};
+    auto spawn_time = profile ? Clock::now() : Clock::time_point{};
 
     Pipe child_stdin{not input.empty()}, child_stdout, child_stderr;
     pid_t pid = spawn_shell(cmdline, shell_context.params, kak_env,
@@ -153,7 +150,7 @@ std::pair<String, int> ShellManager::eval(
     write(child_stdin.write_fd(), input);
     child_stdin.close_write_fd();
 
-    auto wait_time = profile ? steady_clock::now() : steady_clock::time_point{};
+    auto wait_time = profile ? Clock::now() : Clock::time_point{};
 
     struct PipeReader : FDWatcher
     {
@@ -203,7 +200,8 @@ std::pair<String, int> ShellManager::eval(
 
     if (profile)
     {
-        auto end_time = steady_clock::now();
+        using namespace std::chrono;
+        auto end_time = Clock::now();
         auto full = duration_cast<milliseconds>(end_time - start_time);
         auto spawn = duration_cast<milliseconds>(wait_time - spawn_time);
         auto wait = duration_cast<milliseconds>(end_time - wait_time);
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index de3f4ea4..efffe1e1 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "window.hh"
 
 #include "assert.hh"
+#include "clock.hh"
 #include "context.hh"
 #include "highlighter.hh"
 #include "hook_manager.hh"
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "buffer_utils.hh"
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <chrono>
 #include <sstream>
 
 namespace Kakoune
@@ -109,12 +109,10 @@ bool Window::needs_redraw(const Context& context) const
 
 const DisplayBuffer& Window::update_display_buffer(const Context& context)
 {
-    using namespace std::chrono;
-
     const bool profile = context.options()["debug"].get<DebugFlags>() &
                         DebugFlags::Profile;
 
-    auto start_time = profile ? steady_clock::now() : steady_clock::time_point{};
+    auto start_time = profile ? Clock::now() : Clock::time_point{};
 
     DisplayBuffer::LineList& lines = m_display_buffer.lines();
     lines.clear();
@@ -147,7 +145,8 @@ const DisplayBuffer& Window::update_display_buffer(const Context& context)
 
     if (profile and not (buffer().flags() & Buffer::Flags::Debug))
     {
-        auto duration = duration_cast<milliseconds>(steady_clock::now() - start_time);
+        using namespace std::chrono;
+        auto duration = duration_cast<milliseconds>(Clock::now() - start_time);
         write_to_debug_buffer(format("window display update for '{}' took {} ms",
                                      buffer().display_name(), (size_t)duration.count()));
     }