namespace System; public class CurrentTimeGetter { private static int lastTicks = -1; private static DateTime lastDateTime = DateTime.MinValue; /// /// Gets the current time in an optimized fashion. /// /// Current time. public static DateTime UtcNow { get { int tickCount = Environment.TickCount; if (tickCount == lastTicks) { return lastDateTime; } DateTime dt = DateTime.UtcNow; lastTicks = tickCount; lastDateTime = dt; return dt; } } }