time.Tick
standard libraryThe 3591st most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 255 times across 105 modules; 165 of those run outside tests and generated code.
- prod calls
- 165
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 255
- total callsites
- modules
- 105
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 3%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 35%
- 90 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Package function100%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Tick from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Vault 10 6%
- etcd 8 5%
- Kubernetes 7 4%
- Traefik 6 4%
- ClickHouse 3 2%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 255, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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bettercap/readline @v0.0.0-20210228151553-655e48bcb7bf
in loop -
cloudflare/cloudflared @v0.0.0-20260722163246-3a2b45c2a511
in loop -
golang-migrate/migrate @v3.5.4+incompatible
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop test
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canopy-network/canopy @v0.1.21-0.20260804152417-f06389d8a755
in loop test - in loop test
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coder/websocket @v1.8.15
in loop test -
gravitational/teleport @v3.2.17+incompatible
in loop test - in loop test
- in loop test
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Tick most in this snapshot.
- github.com/hashicorp/vault2711%
- github.com/traefik/traefik/v3135%
- github.com/gravitational/teleport94%
- github.com/pion/webrtc/v494%
- github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics94%
siblings
More from time
The other most-called functions in this package. See all →