diff --git a/libs/temporal/temporal/bbt_time.h b/libs/temporal/temporal/bbt_time.h
index 508ceb27b8..5d654c8eaf 100644
--- a/libs/temporal/temporal/bbt_time.h
+++ b/libs/temporal/temporal/bbt_time.h
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ struct LIBTEMPORAL_API BBT_Time
 		  << std::setw (2) << beats << "|"
 		  << std::setw (4) << ticks;
 	}
+
+	std::string str () const {
+		std::ostringstream os;
+		os << bars << '|' << beats << '|' << ticks;
+		return os.str ();
+	}
+
 };
 
 struct LIBTEMPORAL_API BBT_Offset
diff --git a/libs/temporal/temporal/beats.h b/libs/temporal/temporal/beats.h
index d400e273dd..528db61890 100644
--- a/libs/temporal/temporal/beats.h
+++ b/libs/temporal/temporal/beats.h
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ public:
 
 	static Beats one_tick() { return Beats(0, 1); }
 
+	std::string str () const {
+		std::ostringstream os;
+		os << get_beats() << ':' << get_ticks();
+		return os.str();
+	}
+
   protected:
 	int64_t _ticks;