diff --git a/src/sleepms.c b/src/sleepms.c
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+#include "sleepms.h"
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#elif _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 199309L
+#include <time.h>   // for nanosleep
+#else
+#include <unistd.h> // for usleep
+#endif
+
+void sleep_ms(int milliseconds){ // cross-platform sleep function
+#ifdef WIN32
+    Sleep(milliseconds);
+#elif _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 199309L
+    struct timespec ts;
+    ts.tv_sec = milliseconds / 1000;
+    ts.tv_nsec = (milliseconds % 1000) * 1000000;
+    nanosleep(&ts, NULL);
+#else
+    if (milliseconds >= 1000)
+      sleep(milliseconds / 1000);
+    usleep((milliseconds % 1000) * 1000);
+#endif
+}
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diff --git a/src/sleepms.h b/src/sleepms.h
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+#ifndef SLEEPMS_H
+#define SLEEPMS_H
+
+void sleep_ms(int milliseconds);
+
+#endif // SLEEPMS_H
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