diff --git a/Druckrohrleitung.py b/Druckrohrleitung.py
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--- a/Druckrohrleitung.py
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+import numpy as np 
+
+def simple_time_delay(delta_p_profile,delay,timestep):
+    rounded_delay = timestep * np.round(delay/timestep)
+    print('Delay was rounded to ', rounded_delay)
+    n_pad = int(rounded_delay/timestep)
+    output_delta_p_profile = np.pad(delta_p_profile[0:-n_pad],[n_pad,0],constant_values=0)
+    return output_delta_p_profile
+
+## testing
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    delta_p_profile = np.ones([100])
+    delay = 4 
+    timestep = 0.2
+
+    print(simple_time_delay(delta_p_profile, delay, timestep))
+
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