diff --git a/tests/bench.py b/tests/bench.py
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+import os
+import time
+
+from stack_graphs_python import index, Querier, Position, Language
+
+# index ./js_sample directory
+
+# convert ./js_sample directory to absolute path
+dir = os.path.abspath("./tests/js_sample")
+db_path = os.path.abspath("./db.sqlite")
+
+print("Indexing directory: ", dir)
+print("Database path: ", db_path)
+
+index([dir], db_path, language=Language.TypeScript)
+
+source_reference = Position(path=dir + "/index.js", line=2, column=12)
+
+print("Querying definition for: ", source_reference.path)
+
+querier = Querier(db_path)
+
+
+def run_n_queries(n):
+    start = time.time()
+    for i in range(n):
+        querier.definitions(source_reference)
+    end = time.time()
+    # delta in ms
+    delta = (end - start) * 1000
+    print(
+        f"{n} queries took: {delta}ms",
+    )
+
+
+run_n_queries(100)
+run_n_queries(1000)
+run_n_queries(10000)