diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0a3e78f..565cf02 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ fn main() {
         .run();
 }
 
+#[derive(Resource)]
+struct GreetTimer(Timer);
+
 #[derive(Component)]
 struct Name(String);
 
@@ -27,9 +30,11 @@ fn update_people(mut query: Query<&mut Name, With<Person>>) {
     }
 }
 
-fn greet_people(query: Query<&Name, With<Person>>) {
-    for name in &query {
-        println!("hello {}!", name.0);
+fn greet_people(query: Query<&Name, With<Person>>, time:Res<Time>, mut timer: ResMut<GreetTimer>) {
+    if timer.0.tick(time.delta()).just_finished() {
+        for name in &query {
+            println!("hello {}!", name.0);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +45,8 @@ fn hello_world() {
 pub struct HelloPlugin;
 impl Plugin for HelloPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        app.add_systems(Startup, add_people)
+        app.insert_resource(GreetTimer(Timer::from_seconds(2.0, TimerMode::Repeating)))
+            .add_systems(Startup, add_people)
             .add_systems(Update, (hello_world, (update_people, greet_people).chain()));
     }
 }