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diff --git a/builtin/common/after.lua b/builtin/common/after.lua
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+local jobs = {}
+local time = 0.0
+
+core.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+	time = time + dtime
+
+	if #jobs < 1 then
+		return
+	end
+
+	-- Iterate backwards so that we miss any new timers added by
+	-- a timer callback, and so that we don't skip the next timer
+	-- in the list if we remove one.
+	for i = #jobs, 1, -1 do
+		local job = jobs[i]
+		if time >= job.expire then
+			core.set_last_run_mod(job.mod_origin)
+			job.func(unpack(job.arg))
+			table.remove(jobs, i)
+		end
+	end
+end)
+
+function core.after(after, func, ...)
+	assert(tonumber(after) and type(func) == "function",
+		"Invalid core.after invocation")
+	jobs[#jobs + 1] = {
+		func = func,
+		expire = time + after,
+		arg = {...},
+		mod_origin = core.get_last_run_mod()
+	}
+end