diff --git a/benchmark.py b/benchmark.py
index a4578b9..48e9fdf 100755
--- a/benchmark.py
+++ b/benchmark.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import glob
 import os
+import time
 from pathlib import Path
 from memory_profiler import profile
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ def structure_constraint_based_estimation_example():
         time_key='Time',
         variables_key='Name'
     )
+    start_time = time.time()
     # <import the data at index 0 of the outer json array>
     importer.import_data(0)
     # construct a SamplePath Object passing a filled AbstractImporter object
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ def structure_constraint_based_estimation_example():
     )
     # call the algorithm to estimate the structure
     se1.estimate_structure()
+    end_time = time.time()
+    print("Elaspsed time: %d seconds" % (end_time - start_time))
     # obtain the adjacency matrix of the estimated structure
     print(se1.adjacency_matrix())
     Path("./res").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)