diff --git a/Firmware/Timer.cpp b/Firmware/Timer.cpp
index f63bf296..d0a552b0 100644
--- a/Firmware/Timer.cpp
+++ b/Firmware/Timer.cpp
@@ -77,5 +77,11 @@ T Timer<T>::elapsed() {
   return m_isRunning ? (_millis() - m_started) : 0;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+bool Timer<T>::expired_cont(T msPeriod)
+{
+    return !m_isRunning || expired(msPeriod);
+}
+
 template class Timer<unsigned long>;
 template class Timer<unsigned short>;
diff --git a/Firmware/Timer.h b/Firmware/Timer.h
index dcff5223..9cb18a30 100644
--- a/Firmware/Timer.h
+++ b/Firmware/Timer.h
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ public:
     void start();
     void stop(){m_isRunning = false;}
     bool running()const {return m_isRunning;}
-    bool expired(T msPeriod);
-    T elapsed();
+    bool expired(T msPeriod); // returns true only once after expiration, then stops running
+    T elapsed(); // returns the time in milliseconds since the timer was started or 0 otherwise
+    bool expired_cont(T msPeriod); // return true when continuosly when expired / not running
 protected:
     T started()const {return m_started;}
 private: