// relies on Date.now() which has been supported everywhere modern for years. // as Safari 6 doesn't have support for NavigationTiming, we use a Date.now() timestamp for relative values // if you want values similar to what you'd get with real perf.now, place this towards the head of the page // but in reality, you're just getting the delta between now() calls, so it's not terribly important where it's placed (function(){ // prepare base perf object if (typeof window.performance === 'undefined') { window.performance = {}; } if (!window.performance.now){ var nowOffset = Date.now(); if (performance.timing && performance.timing.navigationStart){ nowOffset = performance.timing.navigationStart } window.performance.now = function now(){ return Date.now() - nowOffset; } } })();