diff --git a/taskflow/engines/action_engine/executor.py b/taskflow/engines/action_engine/executor.py
index 6f2e8b82..f03aa8e2 100644
--- a/taskflow/engines/action_engine/executor.py
+++ b/taskflow/engines/action_engine/executor.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ from taskflow import logging
 from taskflow import task as task_atom
 from taskflow.types import failure
 from taskflow.types import notifier
-from taskflow.types import timing
 from taskflow.utils import async_utils
 from taskflow.utils import threading_utils
 
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ class _WaitWorkItem(object):
                 'kind': _KIND_COMPLETE_ME,
             }
             if self._channel.put(message):
-                watch = timing.StopWatch()
+                watch = timeutils.StopWatch()
                 watch.start()
                 self._barrier.wait()
                 LOG.blather("Waited %s seconds until task '%s' %s emitted"
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ class _Dispatcher(object):
                      " %s to target '%s'", kind, sender, target)
 
     def run(self, queue):
-        watch = timing.StopWatch(duration=self._dispatch_periodicity)
+        watch = timeutils.StopWatch(duration=self._dispatch_periodicity)
         while (not self._dead.is_set() or
                (self._stop_when_empty and self._targets)):
             watch.restart()
diff --git a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/protocol.py b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/protocol.py
index 823f83c9..44913064 100644
--- a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/protocol.py
+++ b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/protocol.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from taskflow.engines.action_engine import executor
 from taskflow import exceptions as excp
 from taskflow import logging
 from taskflow.types import failure as ft
-from taskflow.types import timing as tt
 from taskflow.utils import schema_utils as su
 
 # NOTE(skudriashev): This is protocol states and events, which are not
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ class Request(Message):
         self._event = ACTION_TO_EVENT[action]
         self._arguments = arguments
         self._kwargs = kwargs
-        self._watch = tt.StopWatch(duration=timeout).start()
+        self._watch = timeutils.StopWatch(duration=timeout).start()
         self._state = WAITING
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
         self._created_on = timeutils.utcnow()
diff --git a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/server.py b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/server.py
index 033bd3c7..f1bd0fcd 100644
--- a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/server.py
+++ b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/server.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import functools
 
 from oslo_utils import reflection
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
 from taskflow.engines.worker_based import dispatcher
 from taskflow.engines.worker_based import protocol as pr
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ from taskflow.engines.worker_based import proxy
 from taskflow import logging
 from taskflow.types import failure as ft
 from taskflow.types import notifier as nt
-from taskflow.types import timing as tt
 from taskflow.utils import kombu_utils as ku
 from taskflow.utils import misc
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Server(object):
         def _on_receive(content, message):
             LOG.debug("Submitting message '%s' for execution in the"
                       " future to '%s'", ku.DelayedPretty(message), func_name)
-            watch = tt.StopWatch()
+            watch = timeutils.StopWatch()
             watch.start()
             try:
                 self._executor.submit(_on_run, watch, content, message)
diff --git a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/types.py b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/types.py
index 5d212e5c..09a41ab3 100644
--- a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/types.py
+++ b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/types.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import threading
 
 from futurist import periodics
 from oslo_utils import reflection
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import six
 
 from taskflow.engines.worker_based import dispatcher
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ from taskflow.engines.worker_based import protocol as pr
 from taskflow import logging
 from taskflow.types import cache as base
 from taskflow.types import notifier
-from taskflow.types import timing as tt
 from taskflow.utils import kombu_utils as ku
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class WorkerFinder(object):
         """
         if workers <= 0:
             raise ValueError("Worker amount must be greater than zero")
-        watch = tt.StopWatch(duration=timeout)
+        watch = timeutils.StopWatch(duration=timeout)
         watch.start()
         with self._cond:
             while self._total_workers() < workers:
diff --git a/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_redis.py b/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_redis.py
index 4d61dc01..5d5e7255 100644
--- a/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_redis.py
+++ b/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_redis.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ from taskflow import exceptions as exc
 from taskflow.jobs import base
 from taskflow import logging
 from taskflow import states
-from taskflow.types import timing
 from taskflow.utils import misc
 from taskflow.utils import redis_utils as ru
 
@@ -741,7 +740,7 @@ return cmsgpack.pack(result)
         # up to the provided max-delay. In the future we could try having
         # a secondary client connected into redis pubsub and use that
         # instead, but for now this is simpler.
-        w = timing.StopWatch(duration=timeout)
+        w = timeutils.StopWatch(duration=timeout)
         w.start()
         delay = initial_delay
         while True:
diff --git a/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_zookeeper.py b/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_zookeeper.py
index 9df706e7..34a87d5a 100644
--- a/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_zookeeper.py
+++ b/taskflow/jobs/backends/impl_zookeeper.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from kazoo.protocol import paths as k_paths
 from kazoo.recipe import watchers
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 from oslo_utils import excutils
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 import six
 
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ from taskflow import exceptions as excp
 from taskflow.jobs import base
 from taskflow import logging
 from taskflow import states
-from taskflow.types import timing as tt
 from taskflow.utils import kazoo_utils
 from taskflow.utils import misc
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ class ZookeeperJobBoard(base.NotifyingJobBoard):
 
     def wait(self, timeout=None):
         # Wait until timeout expires (or forever) for jobs to appear.
-        watch = tt.StopWatch(duration=timeout)
+        watch = timeutils.StopWatch(duration=timeout)
         watch.start()
         with self._job_cond:
             while True:
diff --git a/taskflow/listeners/timing.py b/taskflow/listeners/timing.py
index e346f08f..d91ff007 100644
--- a/taskflow/listeners/timing.py
+++ b/taskflow/listeners/timing.py
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import itertools
 import time
 
 from debtcollector import moves
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
 from taskflow import exceptions as exc
 from taskflow.listeners import base
 from taskflow import logging
 from taskflow import states
-from taskflow.types import timing as tt
 
 STARTING_STATES = frozenset((states.RUNNING, states.REVERTING))
 FINISHED_STATES = frozenset((base.FINISH_STATES + (states.REVERTED,)))
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class DurationListener(base.Listener):
         if state == states.PENDING:
             self._timers.pop(task_name, None)
         elif state in STARTING_STATES:
-            self._timers[task_name] = tt.StopWatch().start()
+            self._timers[task_name] = timeutils.StopWatch().start()
         elif state in FINISHED_STATES:
             timer = self._timers.pop(task_name, None)
             if timer is not None:
diff --git a/taskflow/types/latch.py b/taskflow/types/latch.py
index 07783309..160df511 100644
--- a/taskflow/types/latch.py
+++ b/taskflow/types/latch.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import threading
 
-from taskflow.types import timing as tt
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
 
 class Latch(object):
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Latch(object):
                   timeout expires otherwise false
         :rtype: boolean
         """
-        watch = tt.StopWatch(duration=timeout)
+        watch = timeutils.StopWatch(duration=timeout)
         watch.start()
         with self._cond:
             while self._count > 0:
diff --git a/taskflow/types/timing.py b/taskflow/types/timing.py
index 57fe1287..2fa7d20a 100644
--- a/taskflow/types/timing.py
+++ b/taskflow/types/timing.py
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 
 import threading
 
+from debtcollector import moves
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
-#: Moved to oslo.utils (just reference them from there until a later time).
-Split = timeutils.Split
 
-#: Moved to oslo.utils (just reference them from there until a later time).
-StopWatch = timeutils.StopWatch
+# TODO(harlowja): Keep alias class... around until 2.0 is released.
+StopWatch = moves.moved_class(timeutils.StopWatch, 'StopWatch', __name__,
+                              version="1.15", removal_version="2.0")
 
 
 class Timeout(object):
diff --git a/tools/speed_test.py b/tools/speed_test.py
index 45bca783..f9da37ac 100644
--- a/tools/speed_test.py
+++ b/tools/speed_test.py
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import argparse
 import cProfile as profiler
 import pstats
 
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import six
 from six.moves import range as compat_range
 
 from taskflow import engines
 from taskflow.patterns import linear_flow as lf
 from taskflow import task
-from taskflow.types import timing
 
 
 def print_header(name):
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ProfileIt(object):
 
 class TimeIt(object):
     def __init__(self, name, args):
-        self.watch = timing.StopWatch()
+        self.watch = timeutils.StopWatch()
         self.name = name
         self.args = args