diff --git a/bec_testing_plugin/macros/macro_test.py b/bec_testing_plugin/macros/macro_test.py
index 6c9018a..dcf3502 100644
--- a/bec_testing_plugin/macros/macro_test.py
+++ b/bec_testing_plugin/macros/macro_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
+from time import sleep
+
+
 def macro_test(a: int, b: int):
     print(f"Calculating {a}+{b}...")
     print(f"{a+b}")
     return a + b
+
+
+def macro_test_takes_time(a: int, b: int):
+    print(f"Calculating {a}+{b}...")
+    sleep(3)
+    print("thinking...")
+    sleep(3)
+    print(f"{a+b}")
+    return a + b