diff --git a/pkg/expire/expire.go b/pkg/expire/expire.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae5577e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/expire/expire.go
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package expire
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Item is a something that can expire
+type Item interface {
+	Expires() time.Time
+}
+
+// List of expireable items
+type List struct {
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+	queue   queue
+	bgrun   bool
+	arr     []Item
+	Expired func(item Item)
+}
+
+// Push an item onto the queue
+func (list *List) Push(item Item) {
+	unix := item.Expires().UnixNano()
+	list.mu.Lock()
+	if !list.bgrun {
+		list.bgrun = true
+		go list.bg()
+	}
+	list.queue.push(unix, item)
+	list.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (list *List) bg() {
+	unix := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	for {
+		list.mu.Lock()
+		if list.queue.len == 0 {
+			list.bgrun = false
+			list.mu.Unlock()
+			break
+		}
+		if unix > list.queue.peek().unix {
+			n := list.queue.pop()
+			list.mu.Unlock()
+			if list.Expired != nil {
+				list.Expired(n.item)
+			}
+		} else {
+			list.mu.Unlock()
+			time.Sleep(time.Second / 10)
+			unix = time.Now().UnixNano()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type qnode struct {
+	unix int64
+	item Item
+}
+
+type queue struct {
+	nodes []qnode
+	len   int
+	size  int
+}
+
+func (q *queue) push(unix int64, item Item) {
+	if q.nodes == nil {
+		q.nodes = make([]qnode, 2)
+	} else {
+		q.nodes = append(q.nodes, qnode{})
+	}
+	i := q.len + 1
+	j := i / 2
+	for i > 1 && q.nodes[j].unix > unix {
+		q.nodes[i] = q.nodes[j]
+		i = j
+		j = j / 2
+	}
+	q.nodes[i].unix = unix
+	q.nodes[i].item = item
+	q.len++
+}
+
+func (q *queue) peek() qnode {
+	if q.len == 0 {
+		return qnode{}
+	}
+	return q.nodes[1]
+}
+
+func (q *queue) pop() qnode {
+	if q.len == 0 {
+		return qnode{}
+	}
+	n := q.nodes[1]
+	q.nodes[1] = q.nodes[q.len]
+	q.len--
+	var j, k int
+	i := 1
+	for i != q.len+1 {
+		k = q.len + 1
+		j = 2 * i
+		if j <= q.len && q.nodes[j].unix < q.nodes[k].unix {
+			k = j
+		}
+		if j+1 <= q.len && q.nodes[j+1].unix < q.nodes[k].unix {
+			k = j + 1
+		}
+		q.nodes[i] = q.nodes[k]
+		i = k
+	}
+	return n
+}
diff --git a/pkg/expire/expire_test.go b/pkg/expire/expire_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bbc2c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/expire/expire_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package expire
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type testItem struct {
+	str string
+	exp time.Time
+}
+
+func (item *testItem) Expires() time.Time {
+	return item.exp
+}
+
+func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	var list List
+	now := time.Now()
+	list.Push(&testItem{"13", now.Add(13)})
+	list.Push(&testItem{"11", now.Add(11)})
+	list.Push(&testItem{"14", now.Add(14)})
+	list.Push(&testItem{"10", now.Add(10)})
+	list.Push(&testItem{"15", now.Add(15)})
+	list.Push(&testItem{"12", now.Add(12)})
+
+	var lunix int64
+	for list.queue.len > 0 {
+		n2 := list.queue.pop()
+		if n2.unix < lunix {
+			t.Fatal("out of order")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRandomQueue(t *testing.T) {
+	N := 100000
+	now := time.Now()
+	var list List
+	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
+		list.Push(&testItem{fmt.Sprintf("%d", i),
+			now.Add(time.Duration(rand.Float64() * float64(time.Second)))})
+	}
+	// var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	// wg.Add(N)
+	// var items []Item
+	// list.Expired = func(item Item) {
+	// 	items = append(items, item)
+	// 	wg.Done()
+	// }
+
+	// wg.Wait()
+
+	var items []Item
+	for list.queue.len > 0 {
+		n1 := list.queue.peek()
+		n2 := list.queue.pop()
+		if n1 != n2 {
+			t.Fatal("mismatch")
+		}
+		if n1.unix > n2.unix {
+			t.Fatal("out of order")
+		}
+		items = append(items, n2.item)
+	}
+
+	if !sort.SliceIsSorted(items, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return items[i].Expires().Before(items[j].Expires())
+	}) {
+		t.Fatal("out of order")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestExpires(t *testing.T) {
+	N := 100000
+	now := time.Now()
+	var list List
+	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
+		list.Push(&testItem{fmt.Sprintf("%d", i),
+			now.Add(time.Duration(rand.Float64() * float64(time.Second)))})
+	}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(N)
+	var items []Item
+	list.Expired = func(item Item) {
+		items = append(items, item)
+		wg.Done()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	if len(items) != N {
+		t.Fatal("wrong result")
+	}
+}