Check out example codes for "ruby measure time". It will help you in understanding the concepts better.
Code Example 1
starting = Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
# time consuming operation(s)
ending = Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
elapsed = ending - starting
elapsed # => 9.424242424242424 seconds
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