diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index b0d7c0c..663ef23 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	p "path"
+	"strings"
+	t "time"
 )
 
 func GetShortPath(path string) string {
@@ -11,3 +13,15 @@ func GetShortPath(path string) string {
 	dir = p.Base(dir)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", dir, base)
 }
+
+func HourMinSecToSeconds(time string) float64 {
+	parts := strings.Split(time, ":")
+	units := []string{"h", "m", "s"}
+	units = units[len(units)-len(parts):]
+	f := ""
+	for idx, part := range parts {
+		f = f + part + units[idx]
+	}
+	dur, _ := t.ParseDuration(f)
+	return dur.Seconds()
+}
diff --git a/utils/utils_hms_test.go b/utils/utils_hms_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfe9713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/utils_hms_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package utils
+
+import "testing"
+
+func hmsTest(t *testing.T, time string, expected float64) {
+	found := HourMinSecToSeconds(time)
+	if found != expected {
+		t.Fatalf(`HourMinSecToSeconds("%s") = %v, want %v`, time, found, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJustSeconds(t *testing.T) {
+	hmsTest(t, "4.23", 4.23)
+}
+
+func TestMinuteSeconds(t *testing.T) {
+	hmsTest(t, "2:3.45", 123.45)
+}
+
+func TestHourMinuteSeconds(t *testing.T) {
+	hmsTest(t, "3:5:12.43", 11112.43)
+}
+
+func TestLeadingZeros(t *testing.T) {
+	hmsTest(t, "03:05:02.43", 11102.43)
+}
+
+func TestWholeSecond(t *testing.T) {
+	hmsTest(t, "4:2", 242)
+}