diff --git a/boards/pico/Cargo.toml b/boards/pico/Cargo.toml
index 2dfb934..561503f 100644
--- a/boards/pico/Cargo.toml
+++ b/boards/pico/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ panic-halt= "0.2.0"
 embedded-hal ="0.2.5"
 cortex-m-rtic = "0.6.0-alpha.5"
 rp2040-boot2 = "0.1.2"
+nb = "1.0"
 
 [features]
 default = ["rt"]
diff --git a/boards/pico/examples/pico_countdown_blinky.rs b/boards/pico/examples/pico_countdown_blinky.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5957a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/pico/examples/pico_countdown_blinky.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+//! Blinks the LED on a Pico board
+//!
+//! This will blink an LED attached to GP25, which is the pin the Pico uses for the on-board LED.
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+use cortex_m::prelude::_embedded_hal_timer_CountDown;
+use cortex_m_rt::entry;
+use embedded_hal::digital::v2::OutputPin;
+use embedded_time::duration::Extensions;
+use panic_halt as _;
+use pico::{
+    hal::{self as hal, clocks::init_clocks_and_plls, pac, sio::Sio, watchdog::Watchdog},
+    XOSC_CRYSTAL_FREQ,
+};
+
+#[link_section = ".boot2"]
+#[used]
+pub static BOOT2: [u8; 256] = rp2040_boot2::BOOT_LOADER;
+
+#[entry]
+fn main() -> ! {
+    let mut pac = pac::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
+    let mut watchdog = Watchdog::new(pac.WATCHDOG);
+
+    let _clocks = init_clocks_and_plls(
+        XOSC_CRYSTAL_FREQ,
+        pac.XOSC,
+        pac.CLOCKS,
+        pac.PLL_SYS,
+        pac.PLL_USB,
+        &mut pac.RESETS,
+        &mut watchdog,
+    )
+    .ok()
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let timer = hal::timer::Timer::new(pac.TIMER);
+    let mut count_down = timer.count_down();
+
+    let sio = Sio::new(pac.SIO);
+    let pins = hal::gpio::Pins::new(
+        pac.IO_BANK0,
+        pac.PADS_BANK0,
+        sio.gpio_bank0,
+        &mut pac.RESETS,
+    );
+    let mut led_pin = pins.gpio25.into_push_pull_output();
+
+    loop {
+        led_pin.set_high().unwrap();
+        // wait for 500ms
+        count_down.start(500.milliseconds());
+        let _ = nb::block!(count_down.wait());
+
+        led_pin.set_low().unwrap();
+        // wait for 500ms
+        count_down.start(500.milliseconds());
+        let _ = nb::block!(count_down.wait());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rp2040-hal/src/timer.rs b/rp2040-hal/src/timer.rs
index 6d60991..8e0dd51 100644
--- a/rp2040-hal/src/timer.rs
+++ b/rp2040-hal/src/timer.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 //! Timer Peripheral
 // See [Chapter 4 Section 6](https://datasheets.raspberrypi.org/rp2040/rp2040_datasheet.pdf) for more details
 
+use embedded_time::duration::Microseconds;
+
 use crate::pac::TIMER;
 
 /// Timer peripheral
@@ -16,9 +18,75 @@ impl Timer {
 
     /// Get the current counter value.
     pub fn get_counter(&self) -> u64 {
-        // latched read, low before high
-        let lo = self.timer.timelr.read().bits();
-        let hi = self.timer.timehr.read().bits();
-        (hi as u64) << 32 | lo as u64
+        let mut hi0 = self.timer.timerawh.read().bits();
+        loop {
+            let low = self.timer.timerawl.read().bits();
+            let hi1 = self.timer.timerawh.read().bits();
+            if hi0 == hi1 {
+                break (u64::from(hi0) << 32) | u64::from(low);
+            }
+            hi0 = hi1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the value of the least significant word of the counter.
+    pub fn get_counter_low(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.timer.timerawl.read().bits()
+    }
+
+    /// Initialized a Count Down instance without starting it.
+    pub fn count_down(&self) -> CountDown<'_> {
+        CountDown {
+            timer: self,
+            period: Microseconds::new(0),
+            next_end: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Delay implementation
+pub struct CountDown<'timer> {
+    timer: &'timer Timer,
+    period: embedded_time::duration::Microseconds<u64>,
+    next_end: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+impl embedded_hal::timer::CountDown for CountDown<'_> {
+    type Time = embedded_time::duration::Microseconds<u64>;
+
+    fn start<T>(&mut self, count: T)
+    where
+        T: Into<Self::Time>,
+    {
+        self.period = count.into();
+        self.next_end = Some(self.timer.get_counter().wrapping_add(self.period.0));
+    }
+
+    fn wait(&mut self) -> nb::Result<(), void::Void> {
+        if let Some(end) = self.next_end {
+            let ts = self.timer.get_counter();
+            if ts >= end {
+                self.next_end = Some(end.wrapping_add(self.period.0));
+                Ok(())
+            } else {
+                Err(nb::Error::WouldBlock)
+            }
+        } else {
+            panic!("CountDown is not running!");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl embedded_hal::timer::Periodic for CountDown<'_> {}
+impl embedded_hal::timer::Cancel for CountDown<'_> {
+    type Error = &'static str;
+
+    fn cancel(&mut self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        if self.next_end.is_none() {
+            Err("CountDown is not running.")
+        } else {
+            self.next_end = None;
+            Ok(())
+        }
     }
 }