SQL> set echo on SQL> SQL> SQL> create table t ( x int ); Table created. SQL> SQL> set serveroutput on SQL> SQL> declare 2 l_start number default dbms_utility.get_time; 3 begin 4 for i in 1 .. 1000 5 loop 6 insert into t values ( 1 ); 7 end loop; 8 commit; 9 dbms_output.put_line ( dbms_utility.get_time-l_start || ' hsecs' ); 10 end; 11 / 19 hsecs PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table t; Table dropped. SQL> SQL>