{* ../../docs_src/middleware/tutorial001.py hl[10,12:13] *}

/// tip

Here we use <a href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html#time.perf_counter" class="external-link" target="_blank">`time.perf_counter()`</a> instead of `time.time()` because it can be more precise for these use cases. 🤓

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## Multiple middleware execution order { #multiple-middleware-execution-order }

* 📝 Add note about `time.perf_counter()` in middlewares. PR [#12095](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/12095) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
* 📝 Tweak middleware code sample `time.time()` to `time.perf_counter()`. PR [#11957](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/11957) by [@domdent](https://github.com/domdent).