diff --git a/ilurl/utils/context_managers.py b/ilurl/utils/context_managers.py
index a023d0b..4fd04b3 100644
--- a/ilurl/utils/context_managers.py
+++ b/ilurl/utils/context_managers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 class PipeGuard(object):
-    """PipeGuards supresses stdout in order to prevent text outputs to interfere
+    """PipeGuard supresses stdout in order to prevent text outputs
     """
     def __enter__(self):
         self._stdout = sys.stdout
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ def __enter__(self):
     def __exit__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         sys.stdout.close()
         sys.stdout = self._stdout
-
diff --git a/ilurl/utils/decorators.py b/ilurl/utils/decorators.py
index 903af29..e355473 100644
--- a/ilurl/utils/decorators.py
+++ b/ilurl/utils/decorators.py
@@ -1,9 +1,60 @@
-import time
+import pdb
+from pathlib import Path
+from time import time
+import json
 import sys
+import multiprocessing as mp
 from ilurl.utils.context_managers import PipeGuard
 
 
+def chronological(fnc):
+    """Times execution of fnc, storing on folder if path exists
+
+        Parameters:
+        ----------
+        * fnc: function
+            An anonymous function decorated by the user
+
+        Returns:
+        -------
+        * fnc: function
+            An anonymous function that will be timed
+    """
+    _data = {}
+    def f(*args, **kwargs):
+        _data['start'] = time()
+        res = fnc(*args, **kwargs)
+        _data['finish'] = time()
+        _data['elapsed'] = _data['finish'] - _data['start']
+
+        # if res is a valid sys path
+        if Path(str(res)).exists():
+            target_path = Path(str(res)) / 'time.json'
+            with target_path.open('w') as f:
+                json.dump(_data, f)
+        else:
+            print(f'''\tChronological:
+                        ---------------
+                      \t start:{_data['start']}
+                      \t finish:{_data['finish']}
+                      \t elapsed:{_data['elapsed']}\n\n''')
+        return res
+    return f
+
+
 def processable(fnc):
+    """Supresses stdout during fnc execution writing output only
+
+        Parameters:
+        ----------
+        * fnc: function
+            An anonymous function decorated by the user
+
+        Returns:
+        -------
+        * fnc: function
+            An anonymous function that will have stdout supressed
+    """
     def f(*args, **kwargs):
         with PipeGuard():
             res = fnc(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -13,6 +64,8 @@ def f(*args, **kwargs):
     return f
 
 
+# TODO: not working -- lock has to be shared?
+# implemented with a global lock on jobs/train.py
 def delayable(lock):
     """delayable receives a lock and delays fnc execution 
 
@@ -41,11 +94,11 @@ def delay(fnc):
                 calling
         """
         def f(*args, **kwargs):
-            lock.acquire()
+            LOCK.acquire()
             try:
                 time.sleep(1)
             finally:
-                lock.release()
+                LOCK.release()
             return fnc(*args, **kwargs)
         return fnc
     return delay
diff --git a/jobs/train.py b/jobs/train.py
index a5e82c1..0036b71 100644
--- a/jobs/train.py
+++ b/jobs/train.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import time
 
 from models.train import main as train
-from ilurl.utils.decorators import processable, delayable
+from ilurl.utils.decorators import processable
 
 ILURL_HOME = os.environ['ILURL_HOME']
 
@@ -18,8 +18,25 @@
 
 LOCK = mp.Lock()
 
-@delayable(LOCK)
 def delay_train(*args, **kwargs):
+    """delays execution by 1 sec.
+
+        Parameters:
+        -----------
+        * fnc: function
+            An anonymous function decorated by the user
+
+        Returns:
+        -------
+        * fnc : function
+            An anonymous function to be executed 1 sec. after
+            calling
+    """
+    LOCK.acquire()
+    try:
+        time.sleep(1)
+    finally:
+        LOCK.release()
     return train(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
@@ -85,7 +102,7 @@ def train_batch():
         else:
             rvs = []
             for cfg in train_configs:
-                rvs.append(main(cfg))
+                rvs.append(delay_train([cfg]))
         # Create a directory and move newly created files
         paths = [Path(f) for f in rvs]
         commons = [p.parent for p in paths]
@@ -110,6 +127,6 @@ def train_job():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # enable this in order to have a nice textual ouput
-    # train_batch()
-    train_job()
+    train_batch()
+    # train_job()