diff --git a/examples/application.rs b/examples/application.rs
index aa869384..b319c4bc 100644
--- a/examples/application.rs
+++ b/examples/application.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::num::NonZeroU32;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+#[cfg(all(not(android_platform), not(web_platform)))]
+use std::time::Instant;
 use std::{fmt, mem};
 
 use ::tracing::{error, info};
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ use cursor_icon::CursorIcon;
 use rwh_06::{DisplayHandle, HasDisplayHandle};
 #[cfg(not(android_platform))]
 use softbuffer::{Context, Surface};
+#[cfg(all(web_platform, not(android_platform)))]
+use web_time::Instant;
 use winit::application::ApplicationHandler;
 use winit::cursor::{Cursor, CustomCursor, CustomCursorSource};
 use winit::dpi::{LogicalSize, PhysicalPosition, PhysicalSize};
@@ -615,7 +619,7 @@ struct WindowState {
     animated_fill_color: bool,
     /// The application start time. Used for color fill animation
     #[cfg(not(android_platform))]
-    start_time: std::time::Instant,
+    start_time: Instant,
     /// Redraw continuously
     continuous_redraw: bool,
     /// Cursor position over the window.
@@ -674,7 +678,7 @@ impl WindowState {
             animated_fill_color: false,
             continuous_redraw: false,
             #[cfg(not(android_platform))]
-            start_time: std::time::Instant::now(),
+            start_time: Instant::now(),
             ime,
             cursor_position: Default::default(),
             cursor_hidden: Default::default(),
diff --git a/examples/util/fill.rs b/examples/util/fill.rs
index f7a6a4e2..0b1a4fb0 100644
--- a/examples/util/fill.rs
+++ b/examples/util/fill.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ mod platform {
     use std::mem;
     use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
     use std::num::NonZeroU32;
+    #[cfg(all(not(android_platform), not(web_platform)))]
+    use std::time::Instant;
 
     use softbuffer::{Context, Surface};
+    #[cfg(all(web_platform, not(android_platform)))]
+    use web_time::Instant;
     use winit::window::{Window, WindowId};
 
     thread_local! {
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ mod platform {
     }
 
     #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub fn fill_window_with_animated_color(window: &dyn Window, start: std::time::Instant) {
+    pub fn fill_window_with_animated_color(window: &dyn Window, start: Instant) {
         let time = start.elapsed().as_secs_f32() * 1.5;
         let blue = (time.sin() * 255.0) as u32;
         let green = ((time.cos() * 255.0) as u32) << 8;