diff --git a/examples/scenes/Cargo.toml b/examples/scenes/Cargo.toml
index 7037d28..7d2551f 100644
--- a/examples/scenes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/scenes/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ vello_svg = { path = "../../integrations/vello_svg" }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 image = "0.24.5"
+instant = "0.1.12"
 
 # Used for the `download` command
 byte-unit = "4.0"
diff --git a/examples/scenes/src/svg.rs b/examples/scenes/src/svg.rs
index 2fbbac6..708be50 100644
--- a/examples/scenes/src/svg.rs
+++ b/examples/scenes/src/svg.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use std::{
     fs::read_dir,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    time::Instant,
 };
 
 use anyhow::{Ok, Result};
+use instant::Instant;
 use vello::{kurbo::Vec2, SceneBuilder, SceneFragment};
 use vello_svg::usvg;
 
diff --git a/examples/with_winit/Cargo.toml b/examples/with_winit/Cargo.toml
index f5f3843..446422e 100644
--- a/examples/with_winit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/with_winit/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ vello = { path = "../../", features = ["buffer_labels"] }
 scenes = { path = "../scenes" }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+instant = "0.1.12"
 pollster = { workspace = true }
 
 wgpu = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/examples/with_winit/src/lib.rs b/examples/with_winit/src/lib.rs
index 2536e4c..dc46b54 100644
--- a/examples/with_winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/with_winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 //
 // Also licensed under MIT license, at your choice.
 
+use instant::Instant;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
-use std::time::Instant;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::{CommandFactory, Parser};