diff --git a/test/test_blocking_moves.py b/test/test_blocking_moves.py
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+import sangaboard
+import time
+
+def polling_move(sb, pos):
+    positions = []
+    sb.move_rel(pos)
+    while sb.query("moving?") == "true":
+        positions.append((time.time(), sb.position))
+        time.sleep(0.001)
+    return positions
+
+def blocking_move(sb, pos):
+    positions = []
+    sb.move_rel(pos)
+    sb.query("notify_on_stop")
+    return positions
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sb = sangaboard.Sangaboard()
+
+    durations = []
+    for i in range(10):
+        start = time.time()
+        m = polling_move(sb, [1000 * (-1)**i, 0, 0])
+        stop = time.time()
+        durations.append(stop-start)
+
+    durations = []
+    for i in range(10):
+        start = time.time()
+        m = blocking_move(sb, [1000 * (-1)**i, 0, 0])
+        stop = time.time()
+        durations.append(stop-start)
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