diff --git a/packages/snipsonian-core/src/date/currentDate.ts b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/date/currentDate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..785cdd27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/date/currentDate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export function getCurrentDate() {
+    return new Date();
+}
+
+export function getCurrentYear(): number {
+    return getCurrentDate().getFullYear();
+}
+
+export function getCurrentTimestamp(): number {
+    return getCurrentDate().getTime();
+}
diff --git a/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/extendPromise.test.ts b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/extendPromise.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36aa3bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/extendPromise.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import extendPromise from './extendPromise';
+import isPromise from '../is/isPromise';
+
+describe('extendPromise()', () => {
+    it('extends a given promise with the isPending and isResolved status functions', async () => {
+        const { testPromise, resolveTestPromise } = getTestPromise();
+        expect(isPromise(testPromise)).toBe(true);
+
+        const actual = extendPromise(testPromise);
+
+        expect(isPromise(actual)).toEqual(true);
+        expect(actual.isPending()).toEqual(true);
+        expect(actual.isResolved()).toEqual(false);
+        expect(actual.isRejected()).toEqual(false);
+
+        resolveTestPromise();
+
+        await actual;
+
+        expect(actual.isPending()).toEqual(false);
+        expect(actual.isResolved()).toEqual(true);
+        expect(actual.isRejected()).toEqual(false);
+    });
+
+    it('extends a given promise with the isRejected status function', async () => {
+        const { testPromise, rejectTestPromise } = getTestPromise();
+
+        const actual = extendPromise(testPromise);
+
+        expect(actual.isPending()).toEqual(true);
+        expect(actual.isResolved()).toEqual(false);
+        expect(actual.isRejected()).toEqual(false);
+
+        rejectTestPromise();
+
+        try {
+            await actual;
+        } catch (error) {
+            expect(actual.isPending()).toEqual(false);
+            expect(actual.isResolved()).toEqual(false);
+            expect(actual.isRejected()).toEqual(true);
+        }
+    });
+});
+
+function getTestPromise() {
+    let resolveTestPromise: () => void = null;
+    let rejectTestPromise: () => void = null;
+
+    const testPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        resolveTestPromise = () => {
+            resolve();
+        };
+
+        rejectTestPromise = () => {
+            reject();
+        };
+    });
+
+    return {
+        testPromise,
+        resolveTestPromise,
+        rejectTestPromise,
+    };
+}
diff --git a/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/extendPromise.ts b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/extendPromise.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a1c8717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/extendPromise.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { ONE_MINUTE_IN_MILLIS } from '../time/periodsInMillis';
+import { getCurrentTimestamp } from '../date/currentDate';
+
+export interface IExtendedPromise<ResolveData> extends Promise<ResolveData> {
+    isPending: () => boolean;
+    isRejected: () => boolean;
+    isResolved: () => boolean;
+    wasResolvedPriorTo: (props: IWasResolvedPriorToProps) => boolean;
+    /* Returns the number of milliseconds since the promise was resolved.
+       Null if not resolved yet. */
+    getMillisSinceResolved: () => number;
+}
+
+interface IWasResolvedPriorToProps {
+    minutesAgo: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * As you can't see the status of a promise, here is a function to extend a given promise with some status functions.
+ */
+export default function extendPromise<ResolveData>(promise: Promise<ResolveData>): IExtendedPromise<ResolveData> {
+    let promiseStatus = 'pending'; /* initial state */
+    let resolveTimestamp: number = null;
+
+    const extendedPromise = promise
+        .then((resolveData) => {
+            promiseStatus = 'resolved';
+            resolveTimestamp = getCurrentTimestamp();
+
+            return resolveData;
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+            promiseStatus = 'rejected';
+
+            throw error;
+        }) as IExtendedPromise<ResolveData>;
+
+    extendedPromise.isPending = () => promiseStatus === 'pending';
+    extendedPromise.isRejected = () => promiseStatus === 'rejected';
+    extendedPromise.isResolved = () => promiseStatus === 'resolved';
+
+    extendedPromise.wasResolvedPriorTo = ({ minutesAgo }: IWasResolvedPriorToProps): boolean => {
+        if (resolveTimestamp === null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (resolveTimestamp < (getCurrentTimestamp() - (minutesAgo * ONE_MINUTE_IN_MILLIS))) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    };
+    extendedPromise.getMillisSinceResolved = (): number => {
+        if (resolveTimestamp === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return (getCurrentTimestamp() - resolveTimestamp);
+    };
+
+    return extendedPromise;
+}
diff --git a/packages/snipsonian-core/src/testing/simulateWaitTime.ts b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/simulateWaitTime.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from packages/snipsonian-core/src/testing/simulateWaitTime.ts
rename to packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/simulateWaitTime.ts
index 70c3c6fb..9f32bf06 100644
--- a/packages/snipsonian-core/src/testing/simulateWaitTime.ts
+++ b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/simulateWaitTime.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export function simulateWaitTime({
+export default function simulateWaitTime({
     waitTimeInMillis = 10,
     onWaited,
 }: {
diff --git a/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/waitSeconds.ts b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/waitSeconds.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5f1afcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/snipsonian-core/src/promise/waitSeconds.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import simulateWaitTime from './simulateWaitTime';
+import { ONE_SECOND_IN_MILLIS } from '../time/periodsInMillis';
+
+export default function waitSeconds(nrOfSecondsToWait: number): Promise<void> {
+    return simulateWaitTime({
+        waitTimeInMillis: nrOfSecondsToWait * ONE_SECOND_IN_MILLIS,
+    });
+}