diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dd46cb1..4242fbe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ name = "aika"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "realtime"
+path = "examples/realtime.rs"
+
+
 [dependencies]
 tokio = {version = "1.43.0", features = ["full", "time", "sync", "rt", "rt-multi-thread"]}
 tokio-macros = "2.5.0"
diff --git a/examples/realtime.rs b/examples/realtime.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2648b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/realtime.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use aika::worlds::*;
+use aika::universes::*;
+use aika::logger::*;
+use aika::TestAgent;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let mut world = World::create(1.0, Some(2000000.0), 100, 100);
+    let agent_test = TestAgent::new(0, "Test".to_string());
+    world.spawn(Box::new(agent_test));
+    world.schedule(world.sender.clone(), 0.0, 0).await.unwrap();
+    world.run(true, true).await.unwrap();
+    // for testing real-time run command line features like pause, resume, and speed up and slow down
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b6fc225..03d36bd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ use worlds::{Action, Agent, Event, Loggable, Mailbox, Message, State};
 
 extern crate tokio;
 
-mod logger;
-mod universes;
-mod worlds;
+pub mod logger;
+pub mod universes;
+pub mod worlds;
 
 pub struct TestAgent {
     pub id: usize,
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ impl Agent for TestAgent {
         time: &f64,
         mailbox: &'a mut Mailbox,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'a, Event> {
+        println!("{}: {}", *time, self.name);
         let event = Event::new(*time, self.id, Action::Timeout(1.0));
         Box::pin(async { event })
     }
diff --git a/src/worlds.rs b/src/worlds.rs
index 44c59fb..fa89de7 100644
--- a/src/worlds.rs
+++ b/src/worlds.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ pub enum ControlCommand {
     Resume,
     SetTimeScale(f64),
     Quit,
+    Schedule(f64, usize),
 }
 
 pub struct World {
@@ -246,51 +247,89 @@ impl World {
     pub async fn run(&mut self, live: bool, logs: bool) -> Result<(), SimError> {
         // Command line interface for real-time simulation
         let (cmd_tx, mut cmd_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(100);
+
         if live {
+            // Spawn a single continuous CLI task
             let cmd_tx_clone = cmd_tx.clone();
             tokio::spawn(async move {
                 let mut reader = tokio::io::BufReader::new(tokio::io::stdin());
-                let mut line = String::new();
                 loop {
-                    line.clear();
+                    let mut line = String::new();
                     if reader.read_line(&mut line).await.is_ok() {
                         let cmd = match line.trim() {
                             "pause" => ControlCommand::Pause,
                             "resume" => ControlCommand::Resume,
                             "quit" => ControlCommand::Quit,
                             cmd if cmd.starts_with("speed ") => {
-                                if let Some(scale) = cmd
-                                    .split_whitespace()
-                                    .nth(1)
-                                    .and_then(|s| Some(s.parse::<f64>().unwrap()))
+                                if let Some(scale) = cmd.split_whitespace().nth(1)
+                                    .and_then(|s| s.parse::<f64>().ok()) 
                                 {
                                     ControlCommand::SetTimeScale(scale)
                                 } else {
                                     continue;
                                 }
                             }
+                            cmd if cmd.starts_with("schedule ") => {
+                                let parts: Vec<_> = cmd.split_whitespace().collect();
+                                if parts.len() >= 3 {
+                                    if let (Some(time), Some(idx)) = (
+                                        parts[1].parse::<f64>().ok(),
+                                        parts[2].parse::<usize>().ok(),
+                                    ) {
+                                        ControlCommand::Schedule(time, idx)
+                                    } else {
+                                        continue;
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    continue;
+                                }
+                            }
                             _ => continue,
                         };
                         if cmd_tx_clone.send(cmd).await.is_err() {
-                            break;
+                            break; // Exit if the channel is closed
                         }
+                    } else {
+                        break; // Exit on read error
                     }
                 }
             });
         }
-
         loop {
             if live {
-                if let Some(cmd) = cmd_rx.recv().await {
+                while let Ok(cmd) = cmd_rx.try_recv() {
                     match cmd {
                         ControlCommand::Pause => self.pause()?,
                         ControlCommand::Resume => self.resume()?,
                         ControlCommand::SetTimeScale(scale) => self.rescale_time(scale),
                         ControlCommand::Quit => break,
+                        ControlCommand::Schedule(time, idx) => {
+                            self.pending
+                                .insert(Reverse(Event::new(time, idx, Action::Wait)));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 if *self.pause_rx.borrow() {
-                    self.pause_rx.changed().await.unwrap();
+                    // Wait for either a state change or new commands
+                    tokio::select! {
+                        // Pause state changed (e.g., resumed)
+                        _ = self.pause_rx.changed() => {},
+                        // New command received (e.g., "resume")
+                        cmd = cmd_rx.recv() => {
+                            if let Some(cmd) = cmd {
+                                match cmd {
+                                    ControlCommand::Pause => self.pause()?,
+                                    ControlCommand::Resume => self.resume()?,
+                                    ControlCommand::SetTimeScale(scale) => self.rescale_time(scale),
+                                    ControlCommand::Quit => break,
+                                    ControlCommand::Schedule(time, idx) => {
+                                        self.pending.insert(Reverse(Event::new(time, idx, Action::Wait)));
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Re-check the loop after handling
                     continue;
                 }
             }
@@ -354,12 +393,16 @@ impl World {
                     }
                 }
                 if live {
-                    if let Some(cmd) = cmd_rx.recv().await {
+                    while let Ok(cmd) = cmd_rx.try_recv() {
                         match cmd {
                             ControlCommand::Pause => self.pause()?,
                             ControlCommand::Resume => self.resume()?,
                             ControlCommand::SetTimeScale(scale) => self.rescale_time(scale),
                             ControlCommand::Quit => break,
+                            ControlCommand::Schedule(time, idx) => {
+                                self.pending
+                                    .insert(Reverse(Event::new(time, idx, Action::Wait)));
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }