Something

> timeCount = 0
> timeDelay = 1
> function timeThrottle() timeCount = timeCount - timePassed if timeCount > 0 th
en return end timeCount = timeDelay end
> function timeThrottle(timePassed) timeCount = timeCount - timePassed if timeCount > 0 then return end timeCount = timeDelay end
> function wrapper() local a=os.clock() for i=1,1000000 do timeThrottle(1) end print(os.clock()-a) end

> beep = {}
> function tableThrottle() if not next(beep) then return end end
> function wrapper2() local a=os.clock() for i=1,1000000 do tableThrottle() end print(os.clock()-a) end

> wrapper()
0.35900000000004
> wrapper2()
0.23400000000004