class Numeric def percent self / 100.0 end def seconds self end alias :second :seconds def minutes self * 60 end alias :minute :minutes def hours self * 3600 end alias :hour :hours def later(user_info=nil, &fire) NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(self.to_f, target: fire, selector: 'call:', userInfo: user_info, repeats: false) end end