# WASI Default Clocks API WASI Default Clocks provides value-exports of clock handles for monotonic and a wall-clock time, suitable for general-purpose application needs. ## Imports ```wit use { monotonic-clock, wall-clock } from wasi-clocks ``` ## `default-monotonic-clock` ```wit /// Return a default monotonic clock, suitable for general-purpose application /// needs. /// /// This allocates a new handle, so applications with frequent need of a clock /// handle should call this function once and reuse the handle instead of /// calling this function each time. default-monotonic-clock: monotonic-clock ``` ## `default-wall-clock` ```wit /// Return a default wall clock, suitable for general-purpose application /// needs. /// /// This allocates a new handle, so applications with frequent need of a clock /// handle should call this function once and reuse the handle instead of default-wall-clock: wall-clock ```